“That got me thinking about birds and symbols,” Novotny said ... and five states chose the northern mockingbird (Arkansas, Florida, Mississippi, Tennessee and Texas). Novotny offered some ...

High school reading assignments in Higley Unified School District led to one teacher's suspension and another being ...

Prompted by my teacher friend Allison, I revamped a fiery blog post about talking about race with my high school students in ...

Florida House Bill 81 was introduced by Rep. Jim Mooney (R-Kay Largo), proposing to designate the flamingo as Florida’s ...

Arkansas could soon have the mallard duck as its official state duck if House Bill 1417 passes the Senate Committee.

We were reading "To Kill a Mockingbird," and I used the literature ... Harriet Tubman along with books about sexual identity and symbols of gay pride from classrooms before a visit from Secretary ...

Years and years of poring over one bird guide after another had proven useful. There was a northern shrike (Lanius borealis) in the lilac bush. My compulsive note-taking has provided me with an ...

NORTHERN MICHIGAN — After a challenging ski season last year, Northern Michigan ski resorts are reveling in an exceptional winter, with strong snowfall allowing them to maintain peak conditions ...