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...Seventh-grader Salam Salem Salah drew a young dead girl with the Arabic inscription, “The child Sara Abd Al-Haqq, 18 months old, was killed by the hands of Israeli settlers, while in the arms of her father...
Thus, 73 percent of students believe that the average grade should hover around an A- in the humanities and almost as high in the social sciences. Those marks are deserved. No grader could possibly fake the “Big A,” right...
...some respects Derek is a regular eighth-grader. He's quiet and polite. He plays the drums. He used to be on the swim team before he quit to make time for his computer business. He remembers vividly when he first saw VeriChip on the Today show. "I thought it was great technology," he says. "I wanted to be a part of it." And when Derek sets his mind to a problem, he generally solves it. "Derek stood up and said to me, 'Mom, I want to be the first kid implanted with the chip,'" remembers Leslie Jacobs, an advertising...
...surprising $521 annually, 35% more than what the school provides them with to buy such things as paperbacks, software, instructional posters and art supplies. Teachers, with an average salary of $42,000, say what they need most is materials for at-risk students, like books for a fifth-grader who reads at a first-grade level or posters for students who aren't proficient in English. Those who spend the most, first-year teachers ($701 a year), are also the lowest paid: the newcomers are building a collection of supplies they will have throughout their careers. Some relief...
Across the plaza, Stephen A. Moss, a fifth grader at East Somerville Community School, took what his father referred to as a “field trip” to come and cheer on the team...