Even though we might not notice it, tens of thousands of children in the United States are diagnosed with cancer each year. Although we cannot physically help them fight, we can give them hope and remind...

At the beginning of the 2022-2023 school year, Wayland Superintendent Omar Easy announced the implementation of a new test return policy at Wayland Public Schools. The new test return policy will require...

Every eight years, the Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) determines the ideal level of expansion for California cities with zoning requirements. This cycle, Governor Gavin Newsom pushed for exceptional...

While administrative attempts to censor the works of student journalists have long threatened student-run newspapers, LGBTQ+ issues are currently at the forefront of the fight against censorship. Most...

At the age of eight, sophomore Negin Soltanian learned to chant. “The dictator has to be killed,” were the words her Iranian father instructed her to repeat in Farsi as corruption in Iran grew. Over...

After nearly 7.6 percent of the MCPS teachers retired or resigned at the end of 2021-2022 school year, school district officials relied on “aggressive” recruiting tactics and cash incentives to fill...

The Atlanta City Council approved a proposal to build a new police and fire training facility more than a year ago that would be developed on the site of the Old Atlanta Prison Farm. The site was...

While Houston Independent School District (HISD) scrambled to fill over 800 teacher vacancies as school started, CVHS hasn’t experienced the same issue. The school had two vacancies over the summer,...

Kaiser Permanente mental health clinicians across Northern California are in the midst of an open-ended strike. Since Aug. 15,  more than 2,000 therapists, psychologists, counselors and social workers...

Montgomery County police arrested two students and removed 10 others from Whitman’s campus during Friday’s homecoming football game due to “disruptive,” and “abusive” behavior and verbal threats,...

On Oct. 12, 2022, illuminated by golden hour sunlight in front of the Ventura County Government Center, Ventura Unified Education Association (VUEA) teachers, staff and families rallied in protest of the...

Rich. White. Privileged. Edina has a median household income of $108,576 and white people account for 85.6% of the city’s population according to the 2020 census. Historically, Edina has struggled with...

A colorful sea of signs, folders and pride flags wave through the air as students gather in front of the school on Sept. 27 in protest of Gov. Glenn Youngkin and his administration’s 2022 Model Policies...

The City of Irvine’s 2022 Transit Vision study, now in its closing stages, will be finalizing its concept plans for improved local transportation options later this month, which includes newly-proposed...

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill (SB) 893, making community college free for most San Mateo County residents. The bill was passed on Sept. 30, 2022, and is set to take effect in spring 2023 with...

Senior Jack Kuhns currently holds the title as the number one pianist in Pennsylvania. Kuhns has held the title of number one pianist in Pennsylvania since the previous school year. Kuhns has had an...

The Davidson Institute held its annual Davidson Fellows ceremony honoring the technical works of students, including Harker upper school student Arjun Barrett (12), at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology...

Earlier this year, College Board announced Texas schools could lose their AP Status if they do not rigorously  follow the AP curriculum. The announcement came following concerns that recent  Texas state...

At the Granite Bay High School Site Council meeting on Sept. 21, a handful of parents spoke to ask the council members to remove 54 supplemental materials from the English curriculum, including books,...

On Aug. 11, the Board of Trustees unanimously voted to increase its original bond proposal package from $1.55 billion to $2.44 billion and add 14 schools, including McCallum, to a modernization list. On...

Staples has experienced increasing resignations and hiring demands as the national teacher shortage affects schools across the country. Amid a shrinking pool of candidates and many resignations, Westport...

The Mental Health Parity Act, passed in June by the General Assembly, is considered a step forward in supporting those with mental illness in Georgia. The bill mandates private insurers to cover mental...

The Supreme Court released a decision on June 24 to overturn the 1973 ruling Roe v. Wade in the case Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Center. This ruling came after Politico leaked a draft in early...

MVHS staff members received two anonymous emails threatening the safety of the campus with an explosive device on the mornings of Sept. 21 and 23. The administration decided to evacuate all students and...

After their Homecoming mural was erased for the second straight year, the Human Rights Club held a ‘Community Day' last Saturday to celebrate some of the causes championed by the club. President and...

A heat wave occupied Cupertino and other parts of California from Sept. 5 to 9, with temperatures reaching 110 degrees Fahrenheit on Tuesday, Sept. 6. Residents in the Bay Area suffered power outages due...

*Content Warning: This article includes mentions of graphic violence and domestic abuse.   Community Overcoming Relationship Abuse (CORA), a non-profit organization based in San Mateo dedicated to...

Shortly after school was released on Aug. 30, BVNW went into a building-wide lockdown. According to BVNW Principal David Sharp, these protective measures were taken after an armed suspect and accomplice...

On Aug. 25, 2022, California passed a policy that would prohibit the sale of new gas-powered cars and light trucks within the state by the year 2035. Although this proposal, Advanced Clean Cars II, does...

Senior Kennedy Fayton-Guzman first learned of the monkeypox outbreak from her mother, a nurse who warned her to be wary of monkeypox the same way people were and are of COVID-19. “Honestly, I wasn’t...

With the November 1 deadline for early action applications at colleges around the country fast approaching, Latin has once again entered into a college frenzy. Seniors are working overtime drafting essays,...

Two shelves of books sit isolated in librarian Brooke Ferguson’s office on an orange, metal cart. Far away from all the other jaw-dropping, heart-wrenching, information-rich books that make the library...

In the early hours of Thurs., Sept. 29, Hurricane Ian made landfall in Central Florida. Just a few hours prior, the storm entered Florida off the Gulf Coast with winds just below that of a Category 5 storm....

In tandem with the commencement of the 2022-23 school year, the school introduced a series of pedagogy, student life and curriculum changes adhering to requirements outlined by the Office for Standards...

Each year, a new batch of elementary school kids begins the sorting process into gifted and talented education. Students identified as “high-potential learners” or possessing “advanced abilities,”...

On September 27, McLean students participated in a walkout organized by McLean’s Gender Sexuality Alliance (GSA) and queer community. The walkout was held to protest the Virginia Department of Education...

Midtown and Atlanta Public Schools have implemented new security measures and strengthened existing safeguards in response to recent safety concerns locally and nationally. This year, there have been...

Adriana Chavira, the journalism adviser at Daniel Pearl Magnet High School, faced a three-day unpaid suspension for refusing to censor one of her students’ articles. After months of effort to appeal...

Systemic racism in the criminal justice system is an ongoing issue throughout the U.S., but many Marin citizens don’t realize it occurs in their own backyard. A San Rafael police body camera video...

Sunny Hills underwent an uncommon lockdown in 2019 — its most recent — when Fullerton Police Dispatch received a call regarding two armed males roaming near the campus with  “long rifles” or “BB...

On June 20, AISD released the decision to implement free feminine hygiene products in schools to better accommodate students’ needs, increase gender equity, and combat period poverty.  Prior to the...

It was the final question of the National Economic Challenge. Of the four competing teams, St. John’s and two other teams were tied for first. “What economic principle is violated by the phrase: ‘if...

Thirty years ago, a parent support group started to take shape in Central Pennsylvania. A support group designed to help the community. A support group for people and families who deal with autism on a...

This school year, Carnegie Vanguard High School and other HISD schools implemented new safety policies following the Uvalde, Texas shooting on May 24 at Robb Elementary. HISD approved a $2.3 million budget...