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Elementary School Custodian Missed His ‘Kids,' So He Got Creative to Let Them Know How Much
San Jose elementary school placing cut-outs of staff and students around the school to bring life back to the playground. Garvin Thomas reports.
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Elementary School Custodian Missed His ‘Kids,' So He Got Creative to Let Them Know How Much
San Jose elementary school placing cut-outs of staff and students around the school to bring life back to the playground. Garvin Thomas reports.
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Districts Should Prioritize K-5 Schools, Report Says
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine released a report on Wednesday with recommendations on how districts should prepare to reopen schools.
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How to Ease Kids' Anxiety About School Safety
Given the number of high-profile school shootings last year, both children and adults may be feeling anxiety about school safety. As many kids head back to school, knowing how to speak with them is key in helping to alleviate fear and worry about their personal safety. Here’s where to start. Create a sense of normalcy and return to a routine....
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Colorado School District Introduces 4-Day Weeks to Cut Costs
Hate Mondays? Maybe you should consider moving to Colorado. A school district in the Centennial State has cancelled school on Mondays in favor of a four-day school week. But Garfield-like attitudes is not why school district 27J, located outside Denver, made the decision. The district, which serves 18,000 students in Brighton, Commerce City, Henderson, Thornton and Aurora, believes that the...
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Jonathan the Husky Acts as Ring Bearer at Wedding of Two UConn Alumni
The Siberian Husky that serves as the mascot for the University of Connecticut is taking on another role: assistant ring bearer for two university alumni.
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Kobe Bryant's Last Game – Teammate Stories
During LA Lakers exit interviews, Nick Young shares that Kobe Bryant refused to sign his Adidas shoes and threw them in the trash and Metta World Peace talks about Kobe’s speech pregame. Recorded on April 14, 2016
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Fatal Union City Shooting of 2 Boys Remains Unsolved
The fatal shooting of two boys as they sat in a van in the parking lot of an elementary school in Union City early Saturday morning remains unsolved, police said Monday.
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Video Shows Aurora School Bus Driver Drinking Beer While Driving Kids: Police
A suburban school bus driver was arrested after she allegedly purchased beer at a convenience store and drank it while picking up students during a morning bus route.
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10-Year-Old Charged With Sex Offense at Maryland School
A 10-year-old has been charged with fourth-degree sex offense and second-degree assault for an incident at an elementary school, the Charles County Sheriff’s Office confirmed.
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Drug Treatment Center to Move Across Street from Oakland Elementary School
A drug treatment center is looking to move into the site of a former Catholic elementary school in Oakland.
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Sandy Hook Lawsuit Could Force Remington to Open Books
A recent ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court has upended a longstanding legal roadblock that has given the gun industry far-reaching immunity from lawsuits in the aftermath of mass killings. The court this week allowed families of victims of the 2012 Sandy Hook school massacre to sue the maker of the AR-15 used in the attack. The case against Remington...
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Sen. Kamala Harris Introduces Bill to Lengthen School Day by Three Hours
Presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., introduced a bill Wednesday that would lengthen the school day to 6 p.m. to better align with working parents’ schedules. The proposal, first reported by Mother Jones, calls for a three-hour extension of elementary school hours during weekdays and appoints money for the creation of summer programs and activities when school is not in...
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Former PTA Treasurer in San Bruno Arrested for Embezzlement
A former parent teacher association treasurer at an elementary school in San Bruno was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of embezzling more than $80,000 from the group over a two-year period, police said.
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Smarter Scammers: Crooks Using Clever Schemes to Get More Victims Over the Phone
Unwanted robocalls seem random, but the next one you receive might not be random at all. NBC Bay Area exposes how today’s scammers tailor their calls to personally target you — and you might unknowingly be helping them.
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SF Mayor London Breed Joins Students in Earthquake Safety Drill
Hundreds of San Francisco elementary school students strengthened their earthquake preparedness skills Wednesday morning during The Great California ShakeOut earthquake drill on the 30th anniversary of the Loma Prieta earthquake.
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Trump Rule May Mean 1 Million Kids Lose Automatic Free Lunch
Nearly a million children could lose their automatic eligibility for free school lunches under a Trump administration proposal that would reduce the number of people who get food stamps. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has released an analysis that says as many as 982,000 children could be affected by the change. About half would have to pay a reduced price...
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Bomb Scare at Montana School Turns Out to Be False Alarm
Authorities evacuated an elementary school in Montana on Tuesday after officials found what they thought were the remnants of a homemade bomb that exploded, but it turned out to be a plastic bottle filled with nuts and bolts left in the schoolyard. School officials in Helena made the discovery shortly before classes began at Rossiter Elementary School. They blocked off...