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Welcome to our In the Know topic for August, Back to School: Improving Education. You may wish to take a look at other grade spans and recommend articles to students that are below or above their grade’s reading level.
Grades K-1 explores the different ways students learn.
Grades 2-3 looks at ways that teachers work to improve their schools.
Grades 4-5 examines the attempts of government and private foundations to imrpove learning in schools.
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