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PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) -- A vocational training program at DSUSD and CVUSD is giving local high schoolers hands on cosmetology and barber experience, completely tuition free. At Elite Cosmetology ...

The High School boys’ soccer team will get the chance to play for a second consecutive district title after the Red Devils captured a 2-0 win against Apollo in the first round of the 9th District ...

SOUTH GEORGIA (WALB) - Every year, the state of Georgia’s Department of Education (GaDOE) releases data about the performance of public high schools, including their graduation rates. Overall, the ...

The Georgia Department of Education released the graduation rates Monday and noted that 134 school districts reported graduation rates of 90% or above. The state average of 87.2% is up from 85.4% in ...

GEORGIA (WRBL) — Georgia’s high school graduation rate is on the rise again, with the Georgia Department of Education (GADOE) reporting a 1.8% growth in the four-year graduation rate. According to the ...

Arianna Santos was 18 when she “got in trouble” about three years ago. She didn’t say what kind of trouble, but she said she had anger problems, and the issue landed her in court. A judge deemed her ...

The University of Central Florida has achieved “preeminent” status, a designation that comes after it boosted its four-year graduation rate and could mean increased money from the state, the school’s ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

A teenager has decided to self-deport from the United States after being detained by federal immigration agents weeks before his high school graduation. Newsweek reached out to his attorney and the ...

September is National Recovery Month, and a good time to celebrate a graduation from the South St. Louis County Mental Health Court. Chad Jasper is the man of the hour. Several dozen of his fellow ...

Students using the pedestrian bridge crossing connected to the UK Gatton Student during UK's first day of the fall semester on August 25, 2025, in Lexington, Ky. Tasha Poullard tpoullard@herald-leader ...