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New school year promises new possibilities for students and teachers

Back to school traditionally brings with it a longing for crisp autumn air, shopping for new clothes and shoes, and time spent packing up those new backpacks with notebooks, binders and supplies.

New school year brings many changes

Take a walk through the halls at Village Elementary School, or around the grounds at any of the town's four public schools, and you're likely to see a whole lot of changes going on.

First Lady: learning begins before school at the Family Resource Center

"We really have to reform our attitudes about learning - when it occurs, and where it occurs."

Local teacher, students to appear in Discovery Channel film

York Middle School science teacher Jeff Wilford is hoping the premiere of a Discovery Channel film on Brazil's Pantanal, the world's largest wetland, will further a cause he has been devoted to for years: educating people on the importance of this threatened area.

York's Home Schooling Club offers connections outside the classroom

When the first day of school arrives for local students next month, not all of them will be heading into a standard classroom to continue their education.

First Day

Remember when you were young and school's summer vacation was almost over?

Academic Notes for August