Elective courses are typically seen as unnecessary by most college students. Within conversations with classmates, I’ve learned that they’re described as a waste of time. College credit is often the ...

You hear through the grapevine that your school will have to begin academic budget cuts. What budget is expected to be cut first? Even though they have smaller budgets already, elective classes are ...

Lawrence Public Schools district offices pictured in April 2021. The Lawrence school district is preparing to eliminate 50 middle and high school teaching positions ahead of next school year, ...

Newport-Mesa Unified officials are reexamining elective course offerings at the district’s middle schools after a contingent of parents raised concerns about an inequity of options among campuses.

For students in Weare Middle School teacher Jan Dwinnells’ “Walk on the Wild Side” class, spotting animal tracks, dissecting owl pellets, sorting small animal bones into scientific categories, and ...

Not all of his friends feel that way; many of them strategically sign up for electives that will raise their GPA. “They take ...

Tigerpath is a Hutchinson High School program that helps students explore careers in business, science, trades and human services. Students take a deep look over four years to discover what does and ...

COLORADO SPRINGS — A new elective class at a local high school is helping students gain a better understanding of Black history. "Black History in America" is a new course being offered at Rampart ...

Indian Prairie School District 204 is looking to add four new high school elective classes to its course catalog for the 2025-26 school year. School officials presented the proposed new classes to the ...