When Karen Smith took her oath as the new president of the Central Bucks County, Pa., school board, she opted to forgo the Bible her colleagues used—instead placing her hand on a stack of contested ...

The newly appointed school board president in Pennsylvania’s third-largest school district was sworn in this week on a stack of frequently banned books. Incumbent Karen Smith was one of five Democrats ...

Boston University is proposing to build a 17-floor tower on Commonwealth Avenue to house the new BU Data Sciences Center.The proposed building would be the tallest on campus and the first major ...

After a contested election in Pennsylvania, control of a local school board has flipped from a Republican majority to a Democratic one. Its new leader is now fighting back against policies that ...

As she was sworn in to another term on the Central Bucks school board Monday night, Karen Smith placed her hand not on a Bible, but a stack of frequently banned books. Smith, who was chosen as the ...