In the wake of the tragic shootings at Columbine High School, some schools across the country turned themselves into near-fortresses. They installed metal detectors and security cameras, banned ...

On April 20, 1999, high school students Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris, carrying homemade bombs and guns, launched an attack ...

Senate Bill 1262 would allow the Texas Education Agency to commission peace officers to help districts with security planning ...

The basis of the bill says that the presence of phones within the classroom negatively impacts the learning environment, distracts students and contributes to poor mental health.

A new community-led initiative is diving headfirst into drowning prevention, offering local middle school students life-saving swim instruction during the April school break.

Overheating batteries are a serious risk, in the worst cases leading to fires and explosion. A team has now developed a simple, cost-effective method to test the safety of lithium-ion batteries, which ...

The Senate Committee on Fiscal Policy advanced a bill Tuesday to the chamber floor that would increase school safety ...

Voters in Washington will decide if District 52 will use $23 million in bonds to build a new grade school on the campus of ...

Sound Off is an opinion forum for Mercury readers to offer brief comments on today’s news. Submissions must be 75 words or ...

The Pennridge School District is proud to announce the appointment of Chris Bogen as the new Assistant Director of Operations ...

With some shifts as the political climate puts pressures on campsues, the Austin school district celebrates Pride Week for ...