RICHMOND, Va. -- About 4,000 people die from drowning every year, according to the CDC. Three third graders from Powhatan County, Virginia hope their award-winning idea changes that. Mason Tovar, ...

SPRINGFIELD – The federal government has slashed a grant that provided hands-on science and engineering lessons for Springfield children, ending a learning opportunity for an estimated 1,000 ...

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