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3 tips to help avoid ‘senioritis’

The term actually is listed in dictionaries, and it’s one that every parent of a high school senior will hear plenty from counselors, teachers and principals.

ADHD medication shortage stresses students, families as school year starts

It started last fall when one drug maker had a manufacturing delay, but it hasn’t let up.

You’re getting Googled already: A social media guide for teens

Have you thought about your reputation today? … Your online reputation, that is?

Lack of sleep can impact school behavior

The end of summer is often a struggle when it comes to kids and sleep.

4 things to help with back-to-school routines

Mom and founder of “Little Guide Detroit” shares ideas

5 steps to take if you want to graduate high school early

More and more students are taking advantage of the opportunity to graduate high school early, mostly a semester early in December or January.

Here are tips to protect your children before posting back-to-school photos

A Help Me Hank security alert about your child and their back-to-school photos. What may seem like an innocent picture could make them a target.

Here are tips to help kids with back-to-school anxiety

Being a little anxious or nervous is a really normal feeling for our children as they head back to school. But as parents, when should parents be worried that the anxiety the kids are feeling is cause for concern?

Watch Solutionaries: School solutions

See how the Solutionaries team addresses educational challenges to exploring food insecurity and behavioral interventions.

Back to school: What to teach kids so they don’t get sick

Getting sick may seem unavoidable in the fall, as children head back to school and are in such close quarters. But it is avoidable -- here's how.

Quick hairstyles to get you back to school

See three different styles you can do in under 5 minutes

Are you ready for the back-to-school excitement?

Discussion heats up on “Live In The D”

Free TV for college kids? It’s easier to get than you think

As someone who was once a very broke college student, having TV, let alone free TV, was an aspirational goal to have.

Step up your school lunch game: A guide

Many parents have the packed-lunch thing down to a science: Throw a sandwich, an apple, some veggies or chips into a lunchbox, and call it a day. ... Let's spice up the menu, shall we?

Adopt these habits to make your kids lifelong readers

The value of reading cannot be overstated. No matter how old or young your children are, have you read with them today?

Steps to help students socialize at school

The first day of school is around the corner and parents can do a lot to help their child prepare to be back in a large social setting

3 things to think about when heading back to school

From overall wellness, to a lunchbox, there are a lot of things to consider

Back-to-school: 5 tips for parents to help children start the year off right

It doesn’t matter how old your child is, back-to-school time is a mixture of excitement and nerves for everyone, especially as we navigate through this coronavirus pandemic.

Are you smarter than a high schooler? Take this quiz to find out

How much do you remember, or what have you retained, from high school?

Ready for bed? Unwind your kids with these tips, tricks

Regardless of the time of year, or how old your kids are, it's important to have a system in place to wind them down at the end of the day.

You’ve reached the kindergarten finish line! 5 tips for when your child starts school

It’s hard to think of a more bittersweet moment than when you send a kid off to kindergarten for the first time.

Hoping for a smooth freshman year? These 5 steps will help your student nail it

Starting high school can understandably create nervousness among parents and kids.

Sending your child off to school for the first time? A stress-free guide

Whether it’s pre-school, kindergarten, or even daycare, separating from your child can be tough -- in a lot of cases, tougher on the parents than the kids.

Why vision checks are important for kids before heading back to school

Good vision is essential to learning, but experts say many problems go undiagnosed, especially in younger children.

This school district is battling against chronic absenteeism. Here’s how.

The district hired a team of attendance agents to find the cause of why students were not coming to school.

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Free community college? How this solution is working for in-demand industries

Why a focus on Virginia’s most in demand industries could be the answer to less student debt.

See something, say something: Anonymous tip lines successful in stopping possible school threats, attackers

School districts around the country are working to beef up security measures. This school year, safety of students is top of mind more than ever. That's why school systems like Roanoke City are having to rethink the way they do things.

Metro Detroit pediatricians share their illness predictions for school-age kids this fall

We asked local pediatricians to share the illnesses they’re expecting to see increase in school-age children this fall, which ones they’re most concerned about, and what advice they have for parents.

Back to School: Quick lunches for students

Back to school: Quick breakfasts for students

Quick breakfasts you can make before heading back to school

Quick back-to-school lunch ideas

School is back in session, which means busy mornings of kids getting out the door in a hurry, with a healthy breakfast and a healthy school lunch that kids will not want to trade away.

On-the-go breakfast ideas as children head back to school

Kids are heading back to school, which means busier mornings for parents.

Michigan lieutenant governor, local families push for school supplies tax holiday

As families struggle to make ends meet, one big hit to the bottom line just happened: checking off those long school supplies lists is far from cheap.

🔒 Local 4 Yearbook: Can you guess who these graduates are?

It's time for the kids to go back-to-school and we're throwing it back with some of your favorite Local 4 team members.

Does back-to-school and Labor Day signal the end of summer?

Author Siri Daly shares lunchbox ideas for the school year

As a mother of four kids, Siri Daly knows the chaos of heading back to school.

WATCH: ‘Solutionaries: Safer Schools’

Our Solutionaries team tracks down solutions to one of the scariest, most terrifying problems plaguing parents—school safety.

Wayne County school district claims ‘no bus service’ notices was mistake

Some families in the Plymouth-Canton school district were surprised to learn within the past few days that bus services would not be available for their neighborhood for the upcoming school year.

Michigan made product aims to keep students safe in the classroom

Nightlock, a security device provider in mid-Michigan, has been very busy this summer.

Back to school preparations for your pets

How to handle your kids back to school jitters

Back to school is just around the corner and kids sometimes have a lot of strong feelings about that.

Have you thought about buying your school supplies here?

It’s time to stock up on school supplies, and there’s one spot you might not have considered for back-to-school shopping...

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Here are three considerations to help you find the best school for your child

As we continue our “Live in the D” Back to School Week, we want to help you and your kids have a great start to the school year. As always, it’s important to find the right school for your child.