Mar 11th, 2010 · To show support for schoolchildren devastated by the earthquake, fifth-graders in Northridge, Calif., sent the kids letters that included poems, comic strips and stickers. The students in California and those in Haiti say they'd like to be pen pals for life.
Feb 21st, 2010 · Every year, eighth-graders from the Friends School in Baltimore learn about Islam by making a pilgrimage to the Islamic Center in Washington, D.C., with a stop at the Saudi Embassy.
Dec 15th, 2009 · Chester Johnson said his son was ordered to undergo a psychological evaluation after a teacher at his Taunton, Mass., school found a sketch of a stick figure of Jesus on a cross. The school district said the second-grader was never suspended and that officials followed "well-established protocol."
Oct 14th, 2009 · After two decades of slow and steady progress in math, U.S. fourth-graders made no improvement over 2007, according to nationwide test scores released Wednesday. But eighth-graders made headway, posting gains for yet another year.
Jun 18th, 2009 · Baby boomers are obsessed with ratings. They rank everything: best to worst, least to most, zero to 100, A to F. So we turn the tables and issue the generation its own cohort report card.
May 4th, 2009 · Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice spoke at the Jewish Primary Day School of the Nation's Capital Sunday, and one fourth-grader took the opportunity to grill her on harsh interrogations of prisoners. The questioner, 10-year-old Misha Lerner, shares the story.
Apr 24th, 2009 · It's hip to be square this weekend at the annual National School Scrabble Competition in Providence, R.I., where fifth- through eighth-graders are facing off. The winning team gets $10,000, and there's a hot bonus prize: The team that makes the highest play using the letter Q wins one of Shaquille O'Neal's basketball jerseys.
Mar 22nd, 2009 · Fourth grader Antoinette Lee and her classmates at Glen Burnie Park Elementary School aren't fans of their state song, which calls northerners scum and Abraham Lincoln a despot. So her class decided to do something about it.