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New York Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli's list of fiscally stressed schools is out and both the Herkimer and Utica school districts are on the top 15 list of the most fiscally distressed schools.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Even before a California judge's scathing ruling against the state's teacher tenure policies, the once-sacred protections that make it harder to fire teachers already had been weakened in many states.

Little did Vanilla Ice know that more than two decades after putting out 'Ice Ice Baby,' his song would be a key cog in the way school administrators tell parents and students that classes have been canceled due to inclement weather.

A butter knife is causing some major controversy in Attleboro, Massachusetts. Yes, a butter knife.

The USDA will soon launch a pilot program allowing Greek yogurt to be served as part of school lunches.

Utica, NY (WIBX) - Children at ten local schools are getting some clothes this holiday season, thanks to the Herb Philipson's and the United Way of the Valley and Greater Utica Area.

Earlier this week, five states announced plans to add a minimum of 300 extra hours to molding young minds in the classroom next year in hopes of strengthening the American student performance.

We all know Utah’s home to some extremely conservative and buttoned up religious zealots. Remember the girl at BYU who received a note from a male student chastising her for dressing immorally? Well, now comes a story about a parent who was called to his daughter’s junior high school in Tooele, Utah for his daughter’s “inappropriate clothing.”

There aren’t a lot of red-haired players in the NBA. That’s one of the reasons Patrick Gonzalez, who has red hair, is a fan of Matt Bonner, a ginger-headed back-up center for his hometown San Antonio Spurs. So to pay homage to the sharp-shooting bigman, Gonzalez had a rather accurate image of his favorite player shaved into the back of his head.

As a way to help promote healthy eating among children, US Rep. Jared Polis has introduced legislation which would redefine the Department of Agriculture’s classification of pizza as a vegetable in school lunches.