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San Jose Sharks
fromThe Mercury News
1 week ago

Photos: Sharks' players promote reading at elementary school in San Jose

San Jose Sharks players and Canadian Olympic hockey medalist Rebecca Johnston visited an elementary school to promote literacy through reading and student engagement.
fromsfist.com
1 month ago

San Jose Parents, Teachers Blindsided By Potential Closure of Nine Elementary Schools

As Bay Area News Group reports, the San Jose Unified School District created a Schools of Tomorrow committee last fall consisting of parents, district staff, school employees, and educators to come up with a plan to address the loss of almost 6,000 enrolled elementary school students since 2017. As KTVU reports, the committee will be considering school sizes, programming, and staffing when weighing its decision, which could include the closure of up to nine schools, consolidations, or boundary changes.
Education
US politics
fromTODAY.com
1 month ago

4th Grade Teacher Reads a Breakup Letter to Her Class. You Won't Believe Who Wrote It

A fourth-grade teacher used a staged breakup note to teach the Declaration of Independence, shared the classroom reaction on TikTok, and the video went viral.
California
fromwww.berkeleyside.org
4 months ago

Remembering Catherine Lynch, Berkeley elementary teacher for 30 years

Catherine 'Ceci' Lynch was a Berkeley elementary teacher and arts advocate who taught 30 years and led a long-running student Gilbert and Sullivan troupe.
Parenting
fromSlate Magazine
5 months ago

My Son's Teacher Is Way Out of Line With Her Class Policy. I'm Ready to Tell Her Off.

Excessive daily homework for a fifth grader is disrupting family routines, extracurriculars, and parental work, making the current workload unsustainable.
fromFortune
8 months ago

Elementary school students in Pennsylvania could soon be required to learn cursive

In our digital world, cursive has fallen by the wayside, but there are many reasons for students to get a basic grasp on cursive writing.
Writing
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