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While the free summer meals and weekend food packs available to all children are now easier to pick up and take home, there will once again be a charge for

Bay District Schools summer meal program will be located at four schools throughout the county, offering free breakfast and lunch during the week.

© Ljupco Smokovski | Dreamstime.com Expanding a private Catholic scholarship program to St. John School in Russellville will increase the number of children who can have a Catholic education all the way through high school. © Ljupco Smokovski | Dreamstime.com Expanding a private Catholic scholarship program to St. John School in Russellville will increase the number of children who can have a Catholic education all the way through high school. A Catholic scholarship program that rolled out to...

BELOIT — The West Branch school board Wednesday night selected leadership for 2021. The board elected elected Aaron Hawk as president. Courtney Stryffeler, the president for the past year, declined to remain in the position, saying after the challenging 2020 dominated by the Covid-19 pandemic she felt each board member should take a turn as president. The board then elected Mikki Kanagy as vice president. Also at the reorganizational meeting, the board appointed board members to the follow...

But attending to students’ emotional, psychological and even physical needs, such as hunger, can do wonders when it comes to improving their academic abilities Ericka Santiago I’ll come right out and say it: Sometimes, kids are safer at school than at home. This is not a statement directed toward parents/guardians, but a reality check. Those with kids under their roofs are trying their best, but they can’t change the fact that they may not have access to the basic facilities (such as safe...

BERLIN — The city council and school board are holding a joint meeting next Monday to discuss a new threat to state school aid. The formula to determine state education