Elementary Schools

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While speaking only in Mandarin, teacher Li Jing Jing shows her kindergartners at J. Ralph McIlvaine Early Childhood Center in Delaware how to fold a paper turkey. Half the day the children are taught in Chinese and half the day in English.
—Matt Roth for Education Week

Elementary Pupils Immersed in Foreign Language

Delaware and Utah are funding foreign-language instruction at the elementary level in hopes of fostering achievement and economic growth. (November 30, 2012)

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Guests discussed the challenges of delivering elementary education online, and the best strategies for engaging and supporting K-5 students virtually.

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July 9, 2013 - Education Week
Elementary school is a good setting for educators to abandon gender stereotypes and labels of their students, writes Sheryl Boris-Schacter.
June 19, 2013 - Education Week
Some low-performing Head Start centers fell short in recompeting for grants, but the agency has yet to specify which.
April 22, 2013 - Education Week
Some 45,000 teachers nationwide are using the Engineering Is Elementary program, more than triple the number of five years ago.
March 26, 2013 - Education Week
Under Superintendent Mary Ronan's oversight, 16 schools climbed out of "academic emergency."
February 4, 2013 - Education Week
Linda Hicks' mission became clear when she took the helm of Battle Creek's schools: Ensure that students get the STEM skills they need to land a job with one of the area’s food manufacturers or research facilities.
February 4, 2013 - Education Week
An Education Week review of state data suggests the number of teachers at the elementary level outstrips available jobs.
January 22, 2013 | Updated: February 13, 2013 - Education Week
Delaware and Utah are funding foreign-language instruction at the elementary level in hopes of fostering achievement and economic growth.
November 30, 2012 - Education Week
The networks, soon to be in four states, are guided by such "essentials" as the arts, teacher collaboration, and experiential learning.
November 27, 2012 - Education Week
More states are requiring teacher-candidates to take—and pass—licensing tests in reading before they can move into the classroom.
April 17, 2012 - Education Week

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