Last year the Valle Country Fair channeled $88,000 back into the community through programs that lift up people in need. Be ...

The mayor hopes to pressure Springfield into fully funding Chicago Public Schools. There's no guarantee it will work, and his ...

Many new smartphone apps are helping more and more Egyptian parents with the financial and logistical arrangements of the new ...

Incumbent Republican Rep. Bill Gustoff is seeking a second term in the Iowa House and will face Democrat Heather Sievers in November.

How much did Santa pay for his sleigh? Nothing, it was on the house. Dad jokes aside now, it’s time to trailblaze into the ...

The decision to prohibit backpacks follows a recent incident in which a student was found with a loaded gun on campus. The ...

I think they are doing everything in their power to make sure everything is in place in order to keep our kids feel extra ...

With the school year already underway for kids in the Altoona Area School District, the Mountain Lion Backpack Program is ...

The new policy, effective from Monday, restricts students from carrying backpacks and requires those with athletic equipment or musical instruments to use secured drop-off locations.

According to the Girl Scouts of Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois, Alivia Isaacson of Bettendorf earned the Gold Award for ...

Chicago Public Schools unveiled a new five-year strategic plan Monday that sets out to increase the number of students attending schools in their neighborhood and redefine what it means to be a ...

Obesity is high and holding steady in the U.S., but the proportion of those with severe obesity — especially women — has ...