by Jill Tucker | Mar 31, 2014 | Articles
Jill Tucker http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/S-F-schools-give-students-2nd-chance-at-breakfast-5339425.php The antsy first-graders couldn’t wait for recess. As they headed out to a playground covered in sunshine at exactly 10 a.m., they eagerly grabbed a... by Jill Tucker | Mar 2, 2014 | Articles
In some schools academics aren’t enough of a lesson, and learning to play nice is part of the curriculum. If public schools were grocery stores, their shelves would be stocked with the three R’s and ABCs. Math? Aisle 3. History? Against the back wall.... by Jill Tucker | Jan 15, 2014 | Articles
Changes in math instruction with Common Core are coming to many states. By fall, traditional textbooks mostly will be tossed aside in California classrooms. What’s taught in each grade will get shuffled around and, often, merged. First-graders will get tiny...
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