Former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona and her husband, retired astronaut Mark Kelly, are giving the commencement address at Bard College in the Hudson Valley.
Former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona and her husband, retired astronaut Mark Kelly, are giving the commencement address at Bard College in the Hudson Valley.
One little girl in the northwest part of the valley will get the chance to petition the U.S. Congress. She's hoping to persuade them to keep a special program that helps fund research for Type 1 diabetes.
One little girl in the northwest part of the valley will get the chance to petition the U.S. Congress. She's hoping to persuade them to keep a special program that helps fund research and new technologies for Type 1 diabetes.
Students at Pueblo Elementary School have been taking classes taught in both English and Spanish, and are now graduating 6th grade as bilingual learners.
Students at Pueblo Elementary School have been taking classes taught in both English and Spanish, and are now graduating 6th grade as bilingual learners.
High school graduations are happening all across the valley. It's a big night for teens and their families. But it was extra special for a grad in Gilbert who received a special surprise.
High school graduations are happening all across the valley. It's a big night for teens and their families. But it was extra special for a grad in Gilbert who received a special surprise.
Three students almost finished the year with good grades -- but not because they earned them -- because they purchased a device that allowed them to hack into their teachers' computers and change their grades.
Three students almost finished the year with good grades -- but not because they earned them -- because they purchased a device that allowed them to hack into their teachers' computers and change their grades.
Last week's accident sent four students from Queen Creek High School to the hospital. Now, we're hearing from an off-duty officer who helped to save the teens' lives.
Last week's accident sent four students from Queen Creek High School to the hospital. Now, we're hearing from an off-duty officer who helped to save the teens' lives.
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They're barely old enough to see over the seats but that doesn't stop these kids from targeting a bus aid with profanity-laced insults, FOX 29's Bruce Gordon reports.
They're barely old enough to see over the seats but that doesn't stop these kids from targeting a bus aid with profanity-laced insults, FOX 29's Bruce Gordon reports.
Although students who get free or discounted lunches through federal programs are more likely to be obese than students who don't, kids in states that set higher standards for these meals are less likely to suffer that fate.
Although students who get free or discounted lunches through federal programs are more likely to be obese than students who don't, kids in states that set higher standards for these meals are less likely to suffer that fate.
The Chicago Teachers Union has followed through on a threat to sue the Chicago Board of Education, trying to block the board from raising class sizes.
Right now the average is 28 to 31 students per room. The board estimates it can shave about $125 million off a projected $600 million budget deficit by increasing class size to 35 students. The CTU contends the proposal isn't just illegal, but dangerous.
The suit, believed to be the first of its kind, hinges on a municipal code that mandates classrooms provide 20 square feet of floor space per person. The classroom code was passed after the Holy Angels School fire that killed 92 students in 1958.
If the district does increase the class size to 35, that means district classrooms (with one teacher) would need to be 720 feet. The suit will include affidavits from teachers who have measured their classrooms and found them to be smaller than what would be required by law.
"I was in a school today where there's a capacity level in the auditorium, every school in the city of Chicago should have a capacity level in them," said Teachers Union President Marilyn Stewart. "We need that sorely."
Stewart is also trying to retain her position as president of the union in a runoff election Friday against Karen Lewis. Stewart said the process for this lawsuit started some time ago, and it was not "a political stunt."
CPS spokesperson Monique Bond says that more than 90 percent of CPS schools are code compliant.
"No student or learning environment will be compromised," she said.
Bond says the class size proposal is just a proposal and that the board will continue to evaluate options as it faces budget shortfalls.
