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Making the transition from elementary school to junior high is not easy. And seemingly minor frustrations, like forgetting a locker combination, can in small ways hinder students academically and socially.
Natalie Laliberty realized that last year when her son, Christopher, went from being a solid-B 6th grader to a 7th grader struggling to stay above a C average. So she proposed a teacher-exchange program between her son's school, Hayes Junior High School in St. Albans, W.Va., and its five feeder elementary schools, all in the 30,000-student Kanawha...
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