Education

An 18-year-old student in her first semester was shot after an off-campus gathering got out of control. Now the university is implementing new initiatives to address student safety.

And sometimes school board members are being threatened over what people think they are teaching.

Although there are two dental schools in the region, university President Dr. John Langell says there needs to be an affordable, public option.

Some districts are struggling to get enough bus drivers each day.

As schools have opened back up for in-person learning, districts are struggling to order dining supplies and food for their students. That’s got school administrators bracing for what could be a challenging school year.

There were measurable impacts of the pandemic on enrollment, attendance and test scores.

Schools have had to close because COVID has caused bus driver and teacher shortages, as well as high absentee rates among students.

While some school districts have moved to requiring masks, others have had to close schools because of ill workers.

The school district is the first in the state to have a system like this in buses.

This decision comes after the FDA granted full approval to Pfizer's vaccine earlier this week.