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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Strategies for Online Elementary Education
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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The telemedicine pilot program at Berrien Elementary School offers on-site care over the Internet for students and educators.
February 22, 2011 - Education Week
A new initiative is helping school breakfast programs reach more students by serving the morning meal after the school day starts.
January 20, 2011 - Education Week
Elementary school online students need remediation or acceleration at junctures in their development some say are more crucial than any in high school.
January 7, 2011 - Education Week
Schools try to establish a college-going culture early on to offset the low expectations of the past.
December 7, 2010 - Education Week
When testing pressures cancel recess, students and teachers can't get the breaks they need, explains Nicholas Thacher.
November 12, 2010 - Education Week
While efforts to reduce chronic absenteeism typically focus on adolescents, experts say that the early grades are the place to start.
October 19, 2010 - Education Week
While efforts to reduce chronic absenteeism typically focus on adolescents, experts say that the early grades are the place to start.
October 14, 2010 - Education Week
Early-childhood education and school leadership experts call for principals to get good professional development on young children.
August 9, 2010 - Education Week
Drawing on his research at a New York City elementary school, Ted Kesler writes that teachers face high hurdles as they take up the task of integrating technology in classroom work.
August 6, 2010 - Education Week
Five science education advocates argue that the country can no longer afford to ignore that the period from kindergarten through 4th grade is "a peak window of opportunity for teaching basic science concepts."
July 27, 2010 - Education Week

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