August marks the beginning of a new school year for many children. Use the calendar to note down important dates such as school orientation, meet-the-teacher events, and the first day of school.

Melodie Wright's kids were among the first in the country to return to school. Her son started 10th grade and her daughter began second grade in Birmingham, Alabama, the first full week of August ...

North Carolina’s tourism industry is agreeing to let schools start classes a week earlier in August as part of a plan that also increases penalties for violating the state’s school calendar law.

The plaintiffs rely on the School Calendar Law in planning and running ... the law rather than leave families in limbo about their August schedule. Chadwick said Carteret board members were ...

A judge says an Eastern Carolina school district has to re-work its school calendar, and cannot start classes on August 13th. Superior Judge William Wolfe ruled today that Carteret County School ...