Before students walked through the doors of Bush Elementary School for the first day of classes, several teachers had already begun getting to know them — not from behind a desk, but from the sidewalks outside their homes. Through “Sidewalk Chats” and “Chalk Talks,” teachers ...
From welcoming families and monitoring attendance to caring for sick or injured students, the main office of any elementary school is at the center of nearly every part of the school day. At Bush Elementary School, school secretary Tracey Goldstein, health and attendance clerk Madi Lines, ...
NEW YORK (AP) — America: land of possibility. And also: land of suckers. Our enduring belief that anything is possible — whether based in reality or not — has helped the nation become the world's largest economy. It has also led us to fall head over heels for hucksters and charlatans, ...
If your spring and early-summer perennials are overgrowing their spaces, blooming less, producing smaller flowers or flopping over (possibly with a hole in their centers), they're telling you they want to be divided. Crowded plants often struggle because they must compete for limited water, ...
When children forget their lunch, can't solve a math problem or don't know how to get somewhere, the instinct for parents can be to step in immediately. But sometimes, the problem is an opportunity. Developmental experts and educators say children need chances to struggle with everyday ...
ALIQUIPPA, Pa. (AP) — The phone calls, all asking the same question, started coming long before the lights at "The Pit" flickered on for the first time this fall. "When will the senior citizen passes be available?" Aliquippa High athletic director Jennifer Damico's office heard more than ...
