3+ day, 8+ hour ago   (223+ words) Seaford Fifth Graders Take Part In 'Book Tasting' Patch Seaford Fifth Graders Take Part In ‘Book Tasting’ Seaford Harbor Elementary held a "book tasting" this week, giving students the opportunity to pick their own book for the next few weeks....

6+ day, 12+ hour ago   (177+ words) GUILFORD, CT — Connecticut students made additional gains in English and math during the 2025-26 school year, continuing a yearslong recovery from pandemic-era declines, according to newly released state assessment results. In Guilford Public Schools, 72.8 percent of students in grades 3–8 met or…...

6+ day, 16+ hour ago   (149+ words) MIDDLETOWN, CT — As Connecticut students made additional gains in English and math during the 2025-26 school year, continuing a yearslong recovery from pandemic-era declines, Middletown students fell short of state standards, according to newly released state assessment results. District-by-district results have…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (369+ words) SALEM, MA — As music and entertainment fans around the world mourn the passing of legendary performer Dolly Parton, more than 2,000 families on the North Shore also have the actress, singer and philanthropist to thank for helping spur literacy and creative…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (138+ words) Patch DUPAGE COUNTY, IL — DuPage Foundation recently awarded more than $340,000 to help support local efforts to improve early childhood education. The grants are part of the Bright & Early DuPage initiative, which was started in 2013 to foster "sustainable, coordinated, local early…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (197+ words) Middletown's Snow School Recognized As A National 'Bright Spot' For Literacy Achievement Patch Middletown's Snow School Recognized As A National ‘Bright Spot’ For Literacy Achievement Snow School was recognized for "beating the odds" in literacy education. MIDDLETOWN, CT — Wilbert Snow…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (137+ words) WARMINSTER TOWNSHIP, PA — The Centennial Education Foundation has received an $8,000 grant from Amazon. The grant will be used to expand programming at the Betty Huf Planetarium. Centennial School District and the Centennial Education Foundation recently joined fellow community members at…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (334+ words) ELMHURST, IL – Residents in Elmhurst and elsewhere are pushing back on technology. In recent months, Elmhurst residents have spoken out against police surveillance cameras. And they got a developer's promise not to bring in a data center. Meanwhile, Elmhurst parents…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (81+ words) BERLIN, CT — The Berlin-Peck Memorial Library will celebrate its adult summer reading participants with an End of Summer Reading Party on Thursday, Aug. 20. The ice cream social will run from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the library, 234 Kensington Road. The event will…...