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Is cursive disappearing from elementary schools?
WDBJ7 ReporterLearning cursive is almost a rite of passage in Elementary School. But could the writing be on the wall for those squiggly letters? More and more states are writing off daily cursive lessons throughout elementary school. Virginia requires third graders...Tags: Schools, Standards of Learning, Education, Teaching and Learning, Roanoke County
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Group of Roanoke City elementary students get prestigious honor
It takes time to master the art of debate, but a group of elementary school students in Roanoke City have argued their way to national recognition. The Westside Elementary School debaters received a Manga Award. The Magna Award recognizes school...
Tags: Schools, Education, Teaching and Learning, Students
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School projects get green light, but officials say more fiscal green needed
The list is long enough to give contractors a stiff workout. There are roof repairs and resurfacing due for Georgetown East Elementary School and painting for George Fox Middle School. Mills-Parole Elementary will get tiles, carpet and terrazzo. Crofton...Tags: Schools, Crofton, Georgetown, Laura Neuman, Education
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Guest commentary: Read Across America Day
The following guest commentary was submitted by the Char-Em United Way. Educators and policymakers of all stripes will be donning their Cat-in-the-Hat hats this week and reading to young children to celebrate Dr. Seuss' birthday. The National Education...Tags: Schools, Human Interest, Libraries, Dolly Parton, United Way
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Food pantries to open at six Washington County Public Schools
julieg@herald-mail.comWashington County Public Schools is piloting food pantries at six schools to help families of those schools’ students, said Teresa Thorn, the school system’s development coordinator. Officials with the Western Branch of the Maryland Food...Tags: Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Schools, Public Schools, Western Branch, Separation of Church and State
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UPDATED: Alleghany County school board votes to close two elementary schools
WDBJ7 ReporterTough choices in Alleghany County were made Tuesday night as the school board voted to close two schools. Boiling Spring and Falling Spring elementary schools will close at the end of the school year. The Alleghany County school board is trying to...Tags: Schools, Budgets and Budgeting, Education, Teaching and Learning
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Traffic plan for Mays Chapel school is seriously flawed
The traffic impact study for Mays Chapel Elementary School that was published on the Baltimore County Public Schools web site Feb. 20 is seriously flawed ("Balto. Co. eschews facts in Mays Chapel Elementary decision," Feb. 19). Cullane Court, which is...
Tags: Schools, Trips and Vacations, Education, Teaching and Learning, Travel
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Students at St. Joan of Arc School participate in conclave web chat with Archbishop Lori
The eighth grade students at St. Joan of Arc School participated in a Conclave web chat with William E. Lori, Archbishop of Baltimore, on March 11. St. Joan of Arc School was one of 17 Catholic elementary schools invited to participate. Archbishop Lori...Tags: Schools, Science and Technology, Papal Conclave (2013), The Pope, Religious Leaders
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Getting kids to school — alive
Do punks and gangs run Chicago's schools? You'd get that idea listening to parents and activists protesting the closings of 61 school buildings by Chicago Public Schools. The schools should remain open, protesters say, because kids will be caught in the...
Tags: Schools, Chicago Teachers Union, Chicago Public Schools, Gang Activity, Activism
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Don't close Delano Elementary School
I was both surprised and saddened when I learned of the proposed closure of Delano Elementary School, which opened its doors in September 1913. In five months it would have celebrated its 100th birthday. The building is going to remain, but the school&...Tags: Schools
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Public hearing set on redistricting proposals for Pangborn and Paramount elementary schools
julieg@herald-mail.comThe Washington County Board of Education will hold a public hearing at 6 p.m. on April 23 to hear comments about a proposal to change the school zones for Pangborn and Paramount elementary schools to provide at least temporary relief from overcrowding...Tags: Schools, Education, Teaching and Learning, Students
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Students on the move: Seminole school rezoning
Northern rezoning As many as 1,700 students may be on the move in North Phase rezoning involving 11 elementary schools. Many of the changes come among five so-called "cluster" schools, where parents have some choice. The cluster has been divided into...Tags: Schools, Education, Teaching and Learning, Casselberry, Students
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