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After a months-long internal review, UChicago’s Laboratory Schools concluded in November that some of its educational practices had strayed from the University’s enduring dedication to open inquiry, ...

The flight simulators in use, including one with virtual reality goggles. In the background, a discussion with Schaden (seated). Flying the (virtual) skies Jackson Clark pushes to full throttle, pulls ...

Joseph Sitler said he will spend his 55th birthday on Tuesday with “113 awesome people” — his marching band students — sightseeing in Washington, D.C., then venture back home to Brentwood High School ...

WATERTOWN, Wis. — Students at Watertown High School staged a walkout Wednesday afternoon in response to a controversial song that was banned during a district board meeting the previous night. The ...

Students, parents and teachers at a private school run by the University of Chicago are rallying against a policy they say limits what students are exposed to at school and hurts teachers’ ability to ...

This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters. Joshua Camero stumbled upon the trumpet in fifth grade. He had to choose an elective class, and ...

MINNEAPOLIS — Getting kids to practice an instrument is a universal struggle for parents, but two teachers at the Maple Grove school may have found the ultimate motivator: rock music. Stefan Wolf, ...

Andrew and Marissa Lopez didn’t just teach music at Conniston Middle and Forest Hill High schools. They built a band, a community of young musicians that they hope will be their legacy. The Lopezes ...

FISHERSVILLE — Retiring this year has been the plan for five or six years. Matt Baraclough's son would have graduated from college and the Wilson Memorial band director thought he could step away from ...

Welcome to the seventh Songs of the Week of 2026. This week Andy Von Pip, Matt the Raven, Scotty Dransfield, and Stephen Humphires helped me decide the list. We considered over 50 songs and narrowed ...

University of Wisconsin’s Ellison Lab is an alternative crop genetics research group led by assistant professor Shelby Ellison. The lab primarily focuses on hemp production in Wisconsin. There are two ...