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In the wake of Sandy Hook you begin to think "Could it happen here?" Schools around Western New York have come to see more security measures.

Do you remember your high school prank? This one went so bad that the school is having a problem nearly two years later. The kids just love to clog the toilet and watch them overflow which, clearly causes a disaster (and a nasty one at that). But, here’s how they’re ‘solving’ the problem that has parents and kids in an outrage.

Is increasing the length of the school year a good idea?  One of Governor Andrew Cuomo's  ideas is extending the length of school days, and/or school years. If schools move ahead with the governor's idea of increasing learning time by 25 percent, your child could spend approximately 225 days in school instead of the current 180.

Five states, including New York, are part of an experiment that will add at least 300 additional hours to the school year. The three-year pilot program will affect almost 20,000 students in 40 schools over the next three years. I don't think adding extra hours would negatively affect students, even young kids...

Kids are learning more stuff at an earlier age.  It amazes me that by the end of Kindergarten they know how to read. At what point do us as parents become useless in helping with homework because it's beyond us?

There are some obvious pitfalls for those children with bad teeth, including self-esteem issues, poor quality of life, and uncontrollable pain. However, a new study suggests that kids walking around with busted-out, rotten grills may actually suffer more academically.

There are many dangers that can come from being an overweight or obese teenager, including the risk of developing chronic conditions like heart disease, Type-2 diabetes and stroke. However, new research indicates that teens suffering from obesity might be at risk for acquiring more than just poor health, but lower school grades as well.

It’s time to go back to school. It’s time to hit the books. Nothing is going to stop you from being head of the class.

School is back in session in a lot of places, but that doesn’t mean that travel is completely off-limits for your family.

Being the first week of school, I figured I'd share this with you.  From what I can tell, this Russian teacher is trying to teach English, but the poor little girl isn't quite grasping it.

You may already know some lucky kids are being rewarded with things like shoes, iPads and even cars just for showing up to school. But if they don’t, is it fair to fine them — and their parents?

I’ve got to start with a confession: I don’t remember most of the commercials on TV during my high school years. But if the commercials were as mind-bogglingly strange as the ones from the 1990s seem to be, I think I might have asked for home schooling.