The Daily Pledge: Mrs. Bowman’s 1st Grade Class
The Daily Pledge of Allegiance was recited by Mrs. Bowman’s 1st Grade Class at Merriam Cherry Street Elementary School!
3 teachers spent up to $2,000 on their classrooms. They said it's worth it to make their students feel welcome.
A new full-time teacher spent well over $2,000 on her classroom so far. She set up a GoFundMe and dipped into her savings for ...
This student from Hilltop Elementary School won first place in a Jimmy Carter postcard contest
One of the winners is a first grader at Houston County's Hilltop Elementary School. Each student worked on their postcard ...
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As many kids fall behind, schools try a new approach to teach how to read
In response, many schools are rethinking how they teach kids to read. In one New York City first grade classroom, Melissa Vega-Jones goes letter by letter, teaching the specific rules that form ...
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Warren Township’s Pleasant Run Elementary takes a broad approach to improving reading
Last year, only about 60% of Pleasant Run students passed IREAD. But this year, the scores jumped 21.5 percentage points one ...
The first graders who survived Sandy Hook will vote in their first presidential election
Grace Fischer survived the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School by staying quiet and huddled, as her first grade teacher ...
Classroom Champions: Whitesville kindergarten teacher wants tools to prepare students for reading
MONCKS CORNER, S.C. (WCSC) - Children who attend Whitesville Elementary School in Moncks Corner are called the wise owls. The ...
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New elementary school class size limits take effect as students return to Winona Area Public Schools
goal class size ranges were set at 17 to 22 students per kindergarten class, 19 to 24 students per first grade class, 20 to 25 students per second grade class, 23 to 26 students per third and ...
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Merkley, colleagues try again, reintroduce legislation to spend $2 billion on reducing class sizes
Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Reps. Lucy McBath (D-GA-07) and Shontel Brown (D-OH-11) say they aim to address overcrowded ...
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Race and Ethnicity, Social Class, and Early Achievement Gaps
Why do racial and ethnic achievement gaps occur in U.S. schools? A new report highlights social class as a key cause.
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How busing, school desegregation shaped Kamala Harris’s views of race
“Looking at the photo of my first-grade class reminds me of how wonderful it was to grow up in such a diverse environment,” Harris wrote in her 2019 memoir, “The Truths We Hold.” ...