Lura Cass — sixth, seventh, eighth grade English and writing Ellen Marie Condon — sixth, seventh, eighth grade math. Kerrie Heard — sixth grade spelling, seventh and eighth grade science.

Sixth grade is being added to select TUSD elementary schools next school year under a pilot program the district said is aimed at improving student performance and keeping more families from leaving.

Hinkle, a White Settlement student, won this year’s National Spanish Spelling Bee in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on July 12. The 12-year-old won a trophy, a $4,000 cash prize, and an automatic bid to the ...

For six hours every day after school, Nahideh works in a cemetery, collecting water from a nearby shrine to sell to mourners visiting loved ones’ graves. She dreams of becoming a doctor — but ...

Nneka Ogwumike scored 22 points to move into sixth place on the WNBA's all-time scoring list and the Seattle Storm beat the Golden State Valkyries 67-58.

Nneka Ogwumike scored 22 points to move into sixth place on the WNBA’s all-time scoring list and the Seattle Storm beat the Golden State Valkyries 67-58.

An adult spelling bee in Tulsa drew more than a dozen participants to Fulton Street Books, where Kean Kaufmann won with the word “pneumatocyst.” The event, hosted by Public Radio Tulsa and Experience ...

Rep. Andy Barr has been a steady presence in his 12-plus years as congressman for the Central Kentucky-based 6th Congressional District.

Butler is reportedly seeking a trade from Miami before the NBA’s trade deadline on Feb. 6, according to ESPN, though the team’s president said in December the Heat had no plans to trade the ...

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