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NEWS ABOUT: elementary school

elementary school stories: 24 news summaries

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4th Grade Math Scores Add Up

20% more students proficient in math than in 1990

Sep 26, 07 11:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - American elementary school students have improved their math skills considerably, with 20% more fourth graders scoring "proficient" on standardized math tests than in 1990, according to the National Assessment of Educational Progress. Reading skills show more modest gains. The number of students scoring proficient in reading has increased only... More »

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elementary school • No Child Left Behind • mathematics • George W. Bush

School Bans Tag on Playground

Colorado school bans game in effort decrease schoolyard disputes

Aug 30, 07 6:12 AM CDT
(Newser) - When the new term starts next week at a Colorado elementary school, kids won't be chasing each other around the playground. Tag has been banned at Discovery Canyon Campus school, where it was deemed to generate too many injuries and complaints. “It causes a lot of conflict on the... More »

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children • school • bullying • tag • Colorado • elementary school • Discovery Canyon • recess • child development

(Newser) - An 18-year-old Australian is over $800,000 richer today after a court ruled that his life was "all but destroyed" by school bullying. Australia's Supreme Court said the public school system "grossly failed" Ben Cox when it didn't stop an older student from repeatedly physically and verbally abusing... More »

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Australia • children • school • bullying • Ben Cox • elementary school • teenager

Kids Get Graded on Obesity

Though Controversial, BMI Screenings for Children Increasingly Common

Apr 9, 07 12:08 PM CDT
(Newser) - School nurses in six states are now sending out "obesity report cards,"  giving parents the results of mandatory Body Mass Index screenings of their children. With the number of overweight kids quadrupling over the last 40 years, advocates aim to detect health issues early. But not all... More »

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obesity • health • childhood obesity • Body Mass Index • health screenings • fat • children • school • elementary school

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