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When Lorie Fitzgerald saw how her daughter Angelina struggled to keep up with her third-grade classwork at Copper Creek Elementary School in Deer Valley Unified School District, she knew she had to find a way…
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Ninth in a series on teachers: Possible changes may be coming in what happens when a teacher leaves their position during the school year after a proposal to eliminate required…
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District seniors from Mesa, Mountain View, Red Mountain, Skyline and Westwood high schools have been named as semifinalists in the 2020 National Merit Scholarship Program. The 65th annual National Merit Scholarship Program aims to honor the nation’s scholastic champions and encourage the pursuit of academic excellence by providing scholarship funds…
Republic Services (NYSE: RSG), an industry leader in U.S. recycling, has introduced a free, downloadable curriculum designed to incorporate recycling education in schools and support students’ real-world learning about sustainability and how to recycle properly. The Recycling Simplified Education Program, designed with teachers for teachers, aligns with individual grade-level curriculum standards in…
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Across the United States, parents have an increasing number of educational options for their children, including traditional public schools, public charter schools, private schools, and homeschooling. Although the majority of students attend traditional public schools, the numbers of students attending public charter schools or homeschool programs are growing, according to…
Are your classroom fidgeters struggling to pay attention? These tried-and-true tactics are designed to help lessen their need for stimulation.
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