Even before Alamin Smith set foot in Kelvyn Park High School last fall, the woman who would be his 9th grade counselor knew he would need extra help. All the information was right there for Kathryn ...

Hoping to help your ninth-grader with reading and writing skills? Here are some basic tips that experts suggest. Continue to encourage your child to read as much as possible. Make sure they are ...

HAZLE TWP. – An architect helped narrow down options for where to teach ninth graders while meeting with the Hazleton Area School Board, which seeks to decide on a construction plan by the end of the ...

John Francis Polytechnic High School had an unusual reason to celebrate Monday: Most of its freshmen passed their classes. For the first time in recent memory, the Sun Valley school will enroll more ...

Even before the pandemic, a single classroom likely contained students who achieved at seven different grade levels — both behind and ahead. But because COVID has put the most disadvantaged students ...

I've been a schoolteacher for almost 20 years, working with high-school students. I wish more parents would help their freshmen beyond getting good grades. A solid ninth-grader is set up for success ...

Two teenage boys joking around before class starts—no big deal, right? Scenes like this play out every day at high schools across the country. But this one is part of a carefully orchestrated project ...