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A teacher, her son and six students were injured in a fire at Western Reserve Academy in 2006. Here's what to know about the ...

Even under the strain of a full-scale invasion, education remains a core priority for Ukraine, surpassed only by the need to ...

A fire training tower and dedicated fire sciences instruction space in south Reno could one day function as a regional hub ...

Palmer High School senior James Simono is the son of military parents, but wants to serve his community as a firefighter after graduation. After James Simono decided against joining the armed forces, ...

Maryland Department of Human Services Secretary Rafael López, under fire for months over the state’s foster care system, will ...

The University of Chicago’s Biological Sciences Division will launch two master’s degree programs in the fall of 2026 to help ...

New bills in California and New Jersey, and programs in New York and Missouri, aim to reduce recycling and waste facility fires caused by lithium-ion batteries in what some are calling the “vape ...

Yale University says a prominent computer science professor will not teach classes while it reviews his conduct related to ...

Researchers have arrived in Peachester State Forest to collect environmental samples to help unlock new insights into how planned burns shape and support ecosystems. Decades-long research in ...

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) - Colorado Mesa University Tech received a $2.46 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) to support short-term training programs in healthcare, first ...

Health experts say the federal government now shares less public health data, even after Robert F. Kennedy Jr. promised ...