FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – A limited number of precut Christmas trees are being made available to fourth-grade students by officials with Sequoia National Forest. The U.S. Forest Service says the pre-cut trees are available with a valid “Every Kid Outdoors voucher” or “Every Kid Outdoors Interagency Pass.” Parents or teachers can visit Every Kid Outdoors […]
statistic out, hugely alarming, to parents and really anyone, i think, in our society, this is the national assessment of educational progress, known as the nation s report card and it was released overnight. it showed the worst drop in math and reading scores in decades for fourth grade students. what is that telling you? is that a repudiation of remote learning during the pandemic? you know, that is very alarming. it s disturbing. but it s not surprising, keeping in mind a year and a half ago over half of our schools were not open for full-time learning. the first thing we did when we got in is ensure that our schools are open for in-person learning. we went from 47% when the president took office to 100% by november. look, in-person learning is where we need to focus, we need to double down on our efforts. i m very concerned about those scores and i know that we have the resources now and we need to maintain the same level of
IS183 Art School is celebrating Youth Art Month with a new exhibition of self-portraits created by fourth grade students in each of Pittsfield Public School’s eight elementary schools. The exhibit,