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Is It Better to Buy School Supplies Online? — Dollars and Sense

Shauna Wright — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 09:35:41 +0000

Shopping online can incredibly convenient, but should you do it for basic school supplies? That depends on what’s more important to you: time or money. According to a new study from customer service rating firm StellaService, consumers will cough up less cash overall by going the brick-and-mortar route, but the shopping itself will take a [...]

Things Your Child's Teacher Won't Tell You

Stephanie Crist — Sun, 12 Aug 2012 15:00:38 +0000

As the school bell rings this week in Acadiana, teachers want you to know a couple of things to make the upcoming year run smoothly!

Bus Crash Mars First Day Of School

Bruce Mikells — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 14:01:34 +0000

According to reports a bus carrying four students was rear ended while it was stopped to pick up another student.

Should Kids Go to School Year-Round? — Survey of the Day

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 17:47:34 +0000

The two-and-a-half-month summer vacation that kids get was a mid-19th century compromise between rural school districts, which had children who needed to help out on the family farm, and urban districts, which often dealt with extreme heat in the summer. These days, air conditioning can solve the heat problem and there are far fewer farms which [...]

Many Parents Are Talking to Their Kids About Back-to-School Shopping Budgets — Dollars and Sense

Shauna Wright — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 07:45:37 +0000

The new school year begins soon, and with that comes back-to-school shopping. And since many parents are feeling the crunch of the economic downturn, that means lots of them are talking to their kids about something they often haven’t before: money. According to Capital One’s 12th annual back-to-school survey, almost three-quarters of parents have discussed [...]

School Daze – Bruce's Back To School Nightmare Returns

Bruce Mikells — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 10:40:19 +0000

I guess it's because of my position as a semi-professional child that I still dread the smell of a freshly waxed gym floor and the sound of teacher shoes echoing through a locker lined hallway.