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Kelly Frycz, principal of Sardis Elementary, works with a 2nd grade class in Monroe, N.C., on Sept. 5. As a second year principal, Frycz looks for opportunities to engage with kids and teach in the classroom.
The 1776 signing of the Declaration of Independence depicted in this engraving set in motion the long process of compromises and negotiations that led to the signing of the Constitution 11 years later.
Kindergarten students explore various activity centers in their classroom at Capital City Public Charter School in Washington, D.C., on April 4, 2017. Four-day school weeks raise questions for families on how to care for their youngest children when schools are closed on work days.
Teaching assistant Leonardo Baker, right, greets students arriving at Franklin High School on Dec. 12, 2018, in Seattle, where students start school later in the morning.
Robbi Giuliano teaches her 5th grade class as they sit on yoga balls at Westtown-Thornbury Elementary School on Feb. 4, 2013, in West Chester, Pa. She said replacing stationary seats with the inflatable bouncers has helped her students focus more, while improving their balance and core strength.
Brittany Hagan, an eighth year English-language arts teacher near Philadelphia, sets up her classroom each year to provide a calming environment for her middle school students.
Fourth-grade students Briley Williams, 9, left, and Jacqueline Naula, 9, work together in their English/language arts class at Israel Putnam Elementary School in Meriden, Conn., on Dec. 9, 2022. Meriden schools have made progress on attendance and addressing social-emotional learning needs.
Virginia's largest school system, Fairfax County Public Schools, removed the name of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee from one of its high schools in favor of the late Civil Rights icon Rep. John Lewis in 2020. Virginia has renamed more schools that were originally named<b> </b>after Confederate figures than most states.
Chloe Lalone, a University of Iowa student, works with Yamir Banks, a soon-to-be 2nd grader, as part of a summer school summer school program designed to help students make up for educational time lost due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Summer school programs nationwide typically experience high rates of absenteeism.
Jerry Sparby founded HuddLUp, a national nonprofit designed to improve students’ mental health, after retiring from 37 years in K-12 education and a stint as an education professor.