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Falls Elementary and West End Elementary schools have purchased a new reading series that will allow teachers to target their instruction to students’ various reading levels. Each reading ...

This winter and spring, the Williston Park Library is offering children's and adult programming, new free books for ...

The two-page document states that DODEA is “conducting an operational compliance review to ensure alignment with” the recent ...

One Atlanta family’s effort to increase elementary students’ literacy effort has stretched into Gwinnett County as The Buis Book Foundation, created by retired Gwinnett teacher Dr. Kirk Buis and his ...

The hustle and bustle of the holiday season is upon us, often leaving us searching for time with loved ones or for the “perfect” gift. At West Elementary, our students recently started a unit in ...

For the second year in a row, one Colbert County elementary school is at the very top of the Alabama Comprehensive Assessment ...

Q2, Western Security Bank, City Brew Coffee, and the Education Foundation for Billings Public Schools have teamed up for "One ...

Books can teach many lessons and this Black History Month, one author hopes to encourage young black girls to celebrate their ...

Area houses of worship are invited to share their news for our free weekly listings. Email information to Mercury Editor Tony Phyrillas at [email protected] ...

On the other hand, a new report says women’s economic gains have outpaced men’s over the past few years. The report from Bank ...