Local agencies honor success of foster kids: High school graduates receive laptops, gift cards
WEST PALM BEACH — Foster care youth in Palm Beach County who are 2015 high school graduates were recognized in a special community celebration at …
City of Miami gets kids ready for first day of school
Nearly 1,000 children from the Little Haiti area were treated to live entertainment, face painting and free haircuts and health screenings Thursday at Little Haiti …
Sanders talks at rally after activists disrupt earlier event
SEATTLE (AP) _ Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders spoke to a packed crowd Saturday night at the University of Washington campus about his commitment to …
Online class won’t cut it for education savings accounts
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) _ Taking an online public school class for 100 days isn’t enough for private school or home school students to qualify …
Utah education officials to further revise science standards
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) _ Members of the Utah State Board of Education plan to revise a proposed set of middle school science standards after …
Ohio offers sales tax holiday for back-to-school shopping
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) _ Ohio is offering its first-ever sales tax holiday this weekend to help back-to-school shoppers reduce the cost of clothing and school …
49ers move forward from release of linebacker Aldon Smith
By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) _ Aldon Smith’s teammates, coaches and everybody else around the San Francisco 49ers kept hoping …
Uber admits mistake in accepting sex assault suspect
DALLAS (AP) _ Uber says an internal investigation found it mistakenly granted driver status to a man now accused of sexually assaulting a female passenger. …
U of Illinois: Officials broke email rules to hide messages
By MICHAEL TARM and TAMMY WEBBER CHICAGO (AP) _ The University of Illinois announced Friday that several administrators _ including outgoing Chancellor Phyllis Wise _ …
CenturyLink plans 1,000-job layoff companywide
MONROE, La. (AP) _ CenturyLink, the largest public company headquartered in Louisiana, is eliminating 1,000 jobs companywide. The Times (http://bit.ly/1DCYRp2 ) reports the company had …