BROOKLYN, NY— Several new schools opened this September in Brooklyn, but none are quite like Ember Charter School’s new high school in DUMBO, which looks and feels like a coworking space full of entrepreneurs. In fact, the school’s open floor plan, complete with breakout rooms, a snack bar, and a view of the Manhattan skyline, is central to its curriculum […]

MASSACHUSETTS — The battle over using MCAS test results as a graduation requirement in Massachusetts — as well as using the standardized test scores to compare school performances — heated up this week with the state Department of Education releasing results from last spring showing students still well behind pre-COVID-19 learning levels. Question 2 on the November ballot would eliminate […]

DARIEN, CT — Darien resident and Paralympic swimmer, Ali Truwit, received a hero’s welcome on Monday as the community celebrated her accomplishments this summer at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris. Residents and town officials gathered in Grove Street Plaza holding signs, wearing red, white and blue and hats that read “Team Truwit” to welcome the 24-year-old swimmer back to […]

JOLIET — Some of Joliet’s criminals prefer to wait until the sun goes down before they commit their crimes. In recent days, Joliet police captured 38-year-old burglary defendant Michael Warfield in connection with two different overnight crimes that happened after 2 a.m. Warfield is regarded as homeless, and now he’s being kept in the Will County Jail on two counts […]