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Still, skeptics of the science of math question the emphasis placed on learning algorithms, the step-by-step procedures for calculation. Proponents say they are necessary along with memorization of ...

Making the Grade: Second NCEA literacy and numeracy test results show drop in reading, increase in writing and numeracy. By Amy Wiggins. Education reporter, NZ Herald.

Paragraphs and Pictures: How a Second Grade Class Helped Find New Homes for 24 Shelter Pets. Kensey Jones's students are some excellent writers if you ask us. By. Austin Cannon. ... Peters says the ...

Meeting Snow helped inspire second grade students writing persuasive essays from the point of view of shelter dogs looking for forever homes. Courtesy St. Michael's Episcopal School March 30, 2022 ...

In the experiment, Quinn recruited more than 1,500 teachers online and asked them to assess the writing of a second grade boy describing his weekend. All the teachers were presented with a nearly ...

When teachers used a grading rubric with specific criteria, racial bias all but disappeared. When teachers evaluated student writing using a general grade-level scale, they were 4.7 percentage points ...

Kindergarten students line up with their books at Gov. James B. Longley Elementary School in Lewiston, Maine. Over 70% of the school’s students are English language learners. (Brianna Soukup/Portland ...

An 8-year-old boy in Chicago has been named a national handwriting champion. A 2nd grader at ... was selected out of 260,000 students nationwide as the Grand National 2nd Grade Handwriting ...