Experts suggest the COVID-19 pandemic, technology and chronic absenteeism are potential factors in the decline. The U.S. Education secretary called the results "devastating" and a justification for ...

It's Week 5 of the Ohio high school football season, with 25 games featuring Greater Akron teams. Who will win? Keep reading to see which teams the Beacon Journal staff thinks will prevail this ...

Week 5 of the high school football season is officially here. Week 4 provided the most loaded slate of the season, and some dandies were delivered. Buchholz earned some revenge in the backyard of ...

The Ohio high school football regular season continues this week, with most Akron-area teams playing games Friday, Sept. 19, and one game set for Saturday, Sept. 20. The biggest game of the week ...

PITTSBURGH, PA — A jackpot-winning Pennsylvania Lottery Match 6 Lotto ticket worth $4,4 million was sold Tuesday in the Pittsburgh area. The ticket correctly matched all six winning numbers, ...

A nationwide analysis conducted by NBC News’ Health and Medical Unit, in collaboration with Stanford University researchers, reveals a troubling trend: since 2019, 77% of counties and jurisdictions ...

NEW YORK MILLS, N.Y. -- Virginia Miller is turning 94 years old, but don’t be fooled by her age. She’s a balance and wellness instructor for those 50 and up. Her class is an hour long, and she’s ...

A mere one in five (22%) seniors tested as "proficient" in math, and just a third (35%) in reading. Seventyfour - stock.adobe.com Here’s one more reason to detest teacher unions and other special ...

In “Do Sports Explain the ‘Math Gender Gap’?” (op-ed, Sept. 8), J.T. Young speculates whether “the way we teach math is somehow biased against girls.” A related issue is that recent teaching ...