WDIO

The ‘Ikidarod’ gives 2nd graders a look into the world of sled dog racing

The North Shore Community School hosted a special day of learning for its second graders. For 18 years, the school hosts its Ikidarod race. The kids pretend to be mushers and sled dogs as they race ...

Westfield’s first-graders are using virtual learning to read

The success of virtual tutoring program being used in Westfield's elementary schools to help first graders learn to read has ...

LAUSD bans screen time before the second grade, among the strictest policies in the nation

LAUSD passes a historic policy banning classroom screen time before second grade and cutting laptop use, becoming a pioneer ...

LAUSD bans classroom screen time before 2nd grade, caps use elsewhere

The nation’s second-largest school district now has one of the country’s strictest screen time policies. The Los Angeles ...
Long Island Press

Mineola second graders explore cognitive flexibility through Lego learning

For second graders at Mineola’s Meadow Drive School, learning comes to life through Lego! Learners are engaging in a hands-on, Lego-based series designed to strengthen problem-solving, critical ...
Education Week

Grade Grubbing—Who’s Asking and How Teachers Feel About It

Despite ongoing concerns if the traditional grading system is equitable and truly reflects student success, the issue of grade request changes is also fraught and puts teachers in a particularly ...

Classroom screen time banned before 2nd grade in Los Angeles school district, caps used elsewhere

The nation’s second-largest school district now has one of the strictest screen time policies.
San Diego Union-Tribune

San Diego Jewish Academy 2nd graders and high schoolers team up to learn about and experience Jerusalem marketplaces

San Diego Jewish Academy’s 2nd-grade students recently participated with high schoolers for their “Shuk (marketplace) project,” a dynamic, interdisciplinary learning experience that integrates math, ...