LOWELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Who or what named for: James Russell Lowell (1819â1891) was a Harvard College and Harvard Law School graduate best known as an American Romantic poet and member of a New England writers group known as the âFireside Poets.â
Location: 401 Maple Ave.
Grades: K4-5th
Pictured above, the cafeteria, carved out of two kindergarten classrooms, has a homey feel, complete with a tiled fireplace. âThis isnât a standard school. Itâs 100 years old and weâre celebrating that,â Principal John Burkholder said in May 2017. ANDY MANIS, FOR THE STATE JOURNAL
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SANDBURG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Who or what named for: Carl Sandburg (January 6, 1878 â July 22, 1967) was a Swedish-American poet, writer, and editor who won Pulitzer Prizes for his poetry and his biography of Abraham Lincoln. U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson described Sandburg as more than the voice of America, more than the poet of its str
A Dane County school district is demanding a public apology from Teachers Pay Teachers for making a lesson available that asked students, "How will you punish this slave?"
EMILY HAMER
Two days after a Sun Prairie middle school faced backlash for an activity that asked sixth-grade students how they would punish a slave, the district isnât answering questions on where the lesson came from and why it was taught.
The Sun Prairie School District on Monday issued an apology, put the group of Patrick Marsh Middle School teachers responsible for the lesson on leave and launched an investigation into the incident, but has been largely quiet since.
District spokesperson Patricia Lux said in an email Wednesday that there has been âin-person support workâ with the students who were given the assignment, but the district has not responded to repeated requests for comment on the origin of the lesson.
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