The district is one of many within the 115-mile-wide path of totality — which includes states between Texas and Maine — that have chosen to cancel classes or teach students remotely that day.

Small towns and rural enclaves along the path of April's total solar eclipse are steeling for huge crowds of sun chasers who plan to catch a glimpse of day turning into dusk in North America.

Indianapolis is squarely in the path of totality for next month’s solar eclipse. The city is expecting thousands of visitors to experience the solar event in central Indiana.

Students and faculty at Western Kentucky University have created a smartphone app that can help to discern the exact shape of the sun with the equipment they have in their pocket.