by Tara Rivera | Dec 30, 2014 | Articles
An imaginative teacher has promoted opportunities for students learning history by creating an opera with her class. Recently, Meredith Mooney received a $7,000 check recognizing her “Opera Alive: Song, Story, Art” program which will culimnate in the... by Kathryn Clark | Dec 29, 2014 | Articles
Social inclusion classes connect special students and English language learners with their peers in a number of ways, through various activities. At Fargo Davies High School, English language learners and their American peers shared dishes from around the world in a... by Jean Riley | Dec 29, 2014 | Articles
An after school club is using arts to build interest in science with an unlikely approach. The after school duct tape club, funded by the Science Foundation, Arizona, is helping kids develop problem solving skills and become better thinkers. As schools develop... by George Miller | Dec 29, 2014 | Articles
An all boys public elementary school proposed under a turnaround plan is attracting some interest and some questions. In Lansing Michigan, Willow Elementary, a school designated “high priority” by the state because of low test scores, is targeted for... by James Michael | Dec 28, 2014 | Articles
In much the same way that adults adopt a strip of highway to care for, a middle school library aide has set up a program where kids adopt a library shelf to keep clean and feature favorite books The result has been that the library is cleaner, better organized, and...
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