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...This first in a multi-volume series (aren't they all?), introduces a sui generis world of oddballs who live on a mysterious island, presumably somewhere off the Atlantic coast of the U.S., sometime prior to the Civil War. The premise of the first book has Bertha Snodgrass, the grade-school-age daughter of the island's governor, deciding to buy a slave on the mainland and bring him back to do her chores. You can't fault Grady for a lack of daring. But the book's bizarre conflation of the horror of human slavery mixed with childish whimsy...
Page 282 of Viswanathan’s novel reads: “‘And I’ll tell everyone that in eighth grade you used to wear a “My Little Pony” sweatshirt to school every day,’ I continued. “Priscilla gasped. ‘I didn’t!’ she said, her face purpling again. “‘You did! I even have pictures,’ I said. ‘And I’ll make it public that...
...student last fiscal year, about $5,000 more than the national average. According to school officials, those numbers have risen to over $16,000 for this fiscal year. But despite this spending, Cambridge placed 253 out of 278 districts statewide on the 2005 Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) 10th grade English exam. And it scored just slightly better—at 251—on the MCAS 10th grade math exam.Nolan’s interest in the system as a parent led her to become involved with Cambridge United for Education (CUE), a group that addressed citywide issues concerning...
...Street Thug Dropping out of high school in the ninth grade, al-Zarqawi becomes a local bully, with a fondness for tattoos and no interest in religion. He is briefly jailed for drug possession and shoplifting...
...list of tips titled "5 Things Schools Can Do," you endorsed early-literacy programs for third-graders. What a novel idea! I've heard some of those early-literacy programs referred to as first and second grade. Too many parents feel that the early years are not important, that the child can "make it up later." How do I know? I taught third grade! Put the responsibility where it belongs: on Ma and Pa. I once made a father do detention to make up for the school his son missed. He did it! The principal nearly had a stroke...