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Education law's promise falls short after 10 years
The No Child Left Behind education law was cast as a symbol of possibility, offering the promise of improved schools for the nation's poor and minority children and better prepared students in a competitive world.

January 7, 2012 3 Photos
Congress pushes back on healthier school lunches
Who needs leafy greens and carrots when pizza and french fries will do?

In an effort many 9-year-olds will cheer, Congress wants pizza and french fries to stay on school lunch lines and is fighting the Obama administration's efforts to take unhealthy foods out of schools.

November 15, 2011 2 Photos
Teens turn to life coaches to cope with pressures
At 17, Maggie Duwelius is a busy high school senior with her eye on a tough, competitive college.

She's a hard worker, her mom said, but her grades often fall short of that goal as she navigates a whirl of extracurriculars: sports, volunteer gigs, voice lessons, baby sitting.

Maggie's life — much of the crush self-imposed — felt out of control, with up to six hours of homework nightly and as little as five hours of sleep.

November 7, 2011 1 Photo
The T-D Club: Episode 10
Our tenth episode! This week, Mike Mastovich and Shawn Curtis are taking a good look at this season's myriad playoff scenarios. Also, coaches Don Bailey, Tony Penna Jr., Max Shoemaker and Kevin Steele gave the skinny on two big area match-ups: The Greater Johnstown Trojans vs. the Forest Hills Rangers and the Bedford Bisons against the Chestnut Ridge Lions.

November 1, 2011 1 Photo
Pitt Spanish prof fired for accent
A white Spanish professor filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday claiming she was fired from the University of Pittsburgh because she spoke the language with a European accent and was looked down upon by Hispanic faculty members, including a Bolivian department chair who called Spain a land of "oppressors."

November 1, 2011
Eighth-grade reading, math proficiency results: Only Mass. above 50%
A state-by-state look at the percentage of eighth-graders who scored at or above reading and math proficiency levels on the National Assessment of Educational Progress, which is administered by the Education Department's National Center for Education Statistics.

November 1, 2011 2 Photos
[VIDEO] DA Risa Ferman's children's book a guide to internet safety
Nearly 300 students at Walton Farm Elementary School know a little more today about safe surfing online than they did yesterday. And each of those students will have a personal reminder of how to surf safely, thanks to District Attorney Risa Vetri Ferman and a generous donation from Verizon Pennsylvania — copies of Ferman’s book,“The Mouse Who Went Surfing Alone.”

October 6, 2011
Tips to help parents judge books for children
While the book-protesting actions of motivated parents and school boards make headlines, what gets lost in the shuffle is what goes on in each of our homes. As Banned Books Week begins, one librarian offers tips for parents weighing what kind of reading material to share with their children.

September 24, 2011 1 Photo 1 Slideshow
Looking for submissions: a child's take on Sept. 11
Parents and teachers: the Tribune-Democrat is looking for pupils, preferably grades K-5, who would like to give their perspective on the post-9/11 world.

September 1, 2011
School district weights renovation choices With the ink barely dry on a 2-mill property tax increase, Central Cambria school district officials now are testing options for a new or renovated middle school, meaning another tax hike as high as 10 mills.

The school board wants to close the middle school in the county seat’s historic section on Highland Avenue in the fall of 2007, and eventually sell it.

July 2, 2006
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