Some APS parents, staff say elementary schools need science coaches to tackle persistent performance gaps

When Carrie Lombardi left her New York City finance job to teach at Burgundy Farm Country Day School, she was surprised to hear clucking from a colleague's classroom one day. The students, she learned, were raising chickens as part of their science curriculum. After recovering from her initial shock, Lombardi engrossed herself in the subject.

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