The pyramids of Egypt. King Tut’s tomb. The beaches of Thailand. The Adriatic Coast.
At 21 years old, Kirk Wilbur has seen them all and more.

Montana Drum, a seventh-grader at Neosho Middle School, knew she liked doing research on the Internet and wanted to learn more about computers and technology.

For Sheila Osborne, the best part about the Monday Night Homework Center at the Stoughton (Mass.) Public Library is when tutors work together on difficult problems or issues to help students understand what they are working on.

Staff photographer Chris Bernstein recently attended a math fair at the Esten Elementary School in Rockland, capturing images of the students and their work. 

Second-graders at Council Rock Primary School in Brighton recently used GPS units to learn more about their school’s history.

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It may have seemed like playtime, but for some Neosho students, a recent class project involving Legos wasn’t just about building cool stuff.

How does lunch with the most popular manager in baseball sound? Well, it wasn’t lunch with Terry Francona that Boxford’s Allan Hatfield enjoyed, but he did sit at a table close to the man who led the Boston Red Sox to two World Series titles in three years.

Schools say they are a little wary over the College Cost Reduction and Access Act of 2007.

WITH BREAKOUT ON College Cost Reduction and Access Act of 2007

The bully that once yelled vicious words or threats at his victims face-to-face now needs only click on “send.”

EDITORS: With New York focus, can be localized

Students at GlenOak High School were told they would not be permitted to wear zip-up hooded sweat shirts during class upon their return from Thanksgiving break. The message was met with anger, shock and frustration by students. Within the hour, a petition was being circulated and a peaceful protest demonstration was being planned.

With more and more educators complaining about educational requirements that “promote teaching to the test,” one Illinois school district is among those stepping back to teach more than just math, science and English.

Achieving good grades can be a daunting endeavor. Sometimes, children just don’t get it. Often, it’s through no fault of their own.

The students didn’t crack under pressure -- but their bridges did. High school students watched with wide eyes Friday morning as teachers placed textbooks and other heavy objects on model bridges the students had laboriously constructed out of thin strips of balsa wood and glue.

Norman Wendth, president of Atlantic Union College, is also an international peacemaker. Wendth served as a member of the board of trustees for the Dayton Peace Accords Project in 1995, and his wife, Winona Wendth, is on the steering committee of the Dayton Literary Peace Prize.

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Massachusetts spent $1.8 billion on 163,396 special needs students last year. It costs twice as much to educate a special ed student in the state, which is seventh-highest in the nation for special ed enrollment.