School

HEY, THANK YOU !  A few weeks ago at Kaplan University at the beautiful new location in the Marketplace @ Augusta 92 Moose did a broadcast to welcome Kaplan to the Augusta area AND to help out some kids in central Maine at back to school time with "Cram the Van".  Thank you to everyone who donated and thank you Kaplan for the generous donation of school supplies.

A THREE year old little boy and his family are being asked to change his sign language name because the Grand Island, Nebraska  school deparment feels the gesture,  that uniquely means "Hunter Spanjer," violates a rule that forbids anything in the school that looks like a weapon. Yes, they want the family to change the name of their child.

It’s time to go back to school. It’s time to hit the books. Nothing is going to stop you from being head of the class.

It's become a tradition on the Moose Morning Show to share on the first day of school, 'I Trust You'll Treat Her Well.' The author is Victor Buono. Jon James produced our special version. Here's the poem and our special version. ENJOY...and keep the Kleenex close.

When your kids go back to school, it’s almost like you go back to school, too. Teachers and childhood development professionals agree that when a child’s parents are involved in his education, he learns more and gets better grades. That means, you have just as big a responsibility in his schoolwork as he does.

2 days before the 1st day of school. August 29th. Whatever happened to starting school after Labor Day?  When we were young, we got that one last long weekend.  My oldest son's birthday happens to be 8/29 as well. What a birthday gift.

It turns out it was all just a mix-up. Reports earlier this week said a man posing as a United Way worker stole school supplies that were to be donated to needy families. The United Way had collected 550 backpacks and were just waiting to fill them with supplies, such as pencils, crayons and notebooks. Supplies were to be stuffed into the backpacks at Big Lots in Auburn and then distributed to fam

Parents who admire their kids’ late-night study habits might be better off encouraging them to get some shut-eye instead — new research suggests well-rested students fare better academically.