Schools must contend with the effects of programs like LifeWise. For instance, LifeWise sends students back to school with religious materials, including Bibles and religious work ...

Many of us were stunned to learn from a recent report by the PSA and the Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM 2) that nearly 19 million Filipino high school graduates are functionally ...

For weeks the students have been learning, and complaining, about cursive writing. Like Latin, it’s a dead language — er, lost art — and I was determined to resurrect it. The students completed ...

This piece first ran in these pages in October 2020. My desire to run it again follows a conversation with my friend, Lynne, who wondered why we were seeing so little in print about the ordinary ...

We need to invest in our children's mental health. If you are sending a Letter To the Editor, please be sure to follow these rules: Letters have a firm 200-word limit and will be edited for ...

Louisiana's minimum wage is $7.25 and follows the federal minimum wage, which has not changed in 16 years. A single person in Louisiana working full time at the minimum wage is living below the ...

To the writer from Hallam who claimed Dems have offered continuous hate in the first 100 days (Journal Star, May 7), I completely agree with you. I hate that a brazenly unqualified former Fox News ...

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Jessica Silver watched nervously, hands in pockets, as her two youngest children swung in the backyard from a homemade tree ...

It could be argued that in years past, we paid little attention when voting for an insurance commissioner. Today, we realize the importance of this elected official and their duties and power ...

If we find that our lives limit our capacity for direct action, we can use indirect action for mercy and justice by advocating through calls, letters, membership in groups and donations in order ...