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 ...

But such distinctions are lost on the students gathered at P.S. 30. As they adjust the caps and gowns, many excitedly display their new class rings and discuss the prom, to be held in the gym ...

For the first time in generations, Paterson’s eighth graders will not wear caps and gowns at graduation ceremonies this June.

Jaylon’s mom, Sukenna, shared with 5 On Your Side’s Justina Coronel, the school gave her his cap and gown and put it on her at the end of the ceremony. She said it was an emotional moment for her.

But with prices of caps and gowns going for $50 to $70 and even higher, the high school senior says he doesn’t want any of his peers to miss out on this milestone.

The Paterson Board of Education is moving to drop its one-year ban on the wearing of caps and gowns for elementary and middle school graduations.

On the weekend before his graduation, Indiana University senior Brady Sutton found he was dangerously close to that nightmare becoming reality, when he realized his cap and gown had been snatched ...

Historically, some campuses have sponsored regalia for students. San Diego State Alumni, for instance, have raised thousands of dollars to cover the cost of caps, gowns and tassels for undergraduates.