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Nelly Valentin says she is bringing her passion for service to the Bryant School Board.

There are certain things that people tend to not want to talk about, but Tomiko Fletcher and her family are changing that with the memory of her mother and the Joanne W. Charles Memorial Foundation. …

(Fargo, ND) -- An NDSU sponsored course is looking to educate the public about parenting methods and answer questions about raising "tough" children. The course is called Active Parenting. The class is intended for children aged 5 through 12, and encourages parents to be an active participant in a child's life.

One of the big challenges for Latino students and families across North Carolina is the language barrier. Burke County has hired four Spanish-speaking parent educators as a way of helping close this communication gap.

City of Residence: Killeen 1. What was your upbringing like, what is your education level, and what brought you to the Killeen area? I was born and raised in Killeen and spent my entire childhood attending KISD. I attended Harker Heights Elementary, Eastern Hills Middle School, Killeen High School and Harker Heights High School, where I graduated in 2002. I was fortunate enough to earn a scholarship to play football at the University of North Texas, where I earned a degree in Business Economics...

HANNIBAL — Getting Hannibal’s youngest pirates ready for school is the goal of the Hannibal Public School’s Parents as Teachers program.