Caitlin O'Kane is a New York City journalist who works on the CBS News social media team as a senior manager of content and production. She writes about a variety of topics and produces "The Uplift," ...

GREENWICH, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut high school is ditching a plan for graduates to wear gender-neutral caps and gowns after uproar among seniors this week. The ...

At the commencement ceremony, you will continue an age-old tradition by wearing the same caps, gowns, cords and hoods as generations of Buffs before you. Discover what and how to purchase to prepare ...

More than 1,700 people have signed a petition on change.org protesting Burrell School District’s decision to use just one color for graduation caps and gowns. Traditionally, Burrell’s ceremony has ...

The pomp and circumstance of graduation stirs up all sorts of sentiment, but more than a few students each year are chafing because their high schools sort cap-and-gown colors by gender. They say the ...

How much is too much pomp and circumstance to mark the completion of eighth grade? It's a question that divides parents and school districts across the region at the height of graduation season.