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How fifth graders see the world in 20 years

The Hechinger Report

Patterson Elementary School in Hillsboro, Oregon. The idea was met with nods by three of Chandler’s classmates as they sat discussing the future in the principal’s office of their 400-student elementary school, a red-brick structure in a suburb of Portland. Patterson Elementary School in Hillsboro, Oregon where they are fifth graders.

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An upscale Florida auction yields millions for local preschool programs

The Hechinger Report

Starting in 2002, the foundation has dedicated more than $40 million of those dollars to early education initiatives, and the results have been transformative, said foundation CEO Maria Jimenez-Laura. Florida’s per-student funding is among the nation’s lowest, though the state is near the top in pre-K enrollment.

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At this one-of-a-kind Boston public high school, students learn calculus in Spanish

The Hechinger Report

The idea behind the Muñiz Academy, named for the longtime principal of Boston’s first dual-language elementary school (the Rafael Hernandez K-8 school), was that many Hispanic students would do better in schools that support their cultural background and, with it, the Spanish language. We have to make space for them to access the content.”.

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When school districts fall into debt and can’t get out

The Hechinger Report

The public comes on weekends to swim in the competition-size pool, throw events in the recreation center and watch performances in the 700-seat theater. In the elementary school, art classes were cut. The school features geothermal heating and cooling, a high-tech computer lab and a two-story atrium. million annually.

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Discovery Inc. and Discovery Education Partner to Present Exclusive Virtual Field Trip Behind the Scenes of the Inauguration

eSchool News

This exclusive, no cost virtual learning experience provides students behind-the-scenes access to this extraordinary quadrennial event. During I Do Solemnly Swear , elementary and middle school students, their teachers, and families will learn about the many distinctive aspects of the Presidential Inauguration.

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First Lady Jill Biden Welcomes Students Across America to the Nation’s Capital in Discovery Education’s City of U.S. Virtual Field Trip to Washington, D.C.

eSchool News

SILVER SPRING, MD (Friday, May 14, 2021) —For many American elementary and middle school students, a field trip to Washington, D.C. Additional details on this exciting event can be found here. . million educators and 45 million students worldwide, and its resources are accessed in over 140 countries and territories.

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Next Week - "Virtual Reality and Learning" Mini-Conference on Tuesday, March 29th

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Next Tuesday, March 29th, 2002, is our first Library 2.022 mini-conference: " Virtual Reality and Learning: Leading the Way ," which will be held online (and for free). This is a free event, being held live online and also recorded. network to be kept updated on this and future events. We currently have over 2,500 registrations!