Written by Andrea Vaughan Gunnar Hotchkin, of Hinsdale, Illinois, was killed in Afghanistan on June 16th, 2010. He was part of a volunteer detail that searched out roadside bombs to secure areas for the ground troops. He and another soldier died when a bomb was detonated from a remote site as their armored tank rolled over [...]
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Schoodoodle Product Spotlight of the Month: CenterSOLUTIONS® Seek & Play Puzzles When it comes to classroom management, having an organized learning center with the right tools is essential. Carson Dellosa Publishing Company has introduced a product to help teachers keep their learning centers a productive learning environment: CenterSOLUTIONS® Seek & Play Puzzles. These puzzles have [...]
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Schoodoodle wants to help provide teachers and parents the resources to keep their student’s minds sharp all summer. Each month we will be featuring a free sample of one of our many educational eBooks to enhance your classroom (or home) learning resources. We currently offer over 10,000 electronic book titles to download for elementary school, [...]
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The National Summer Learning Association Urges Parents to Participate in Summer Learning Day June 21 Research shows that all children experience learning loss when they don’t have educational activities during the summer. High-quality summer programs help keep kids engaged in learning. This summer, communities around the country will hold events to raise awareness of [...]
Filed under: For Parents, Summer Learning, Teacher Resources on June 12th, 2010 | No Comments »
Current expenditures for public elementary and secondary schools will be about $543 billion for the 2009−10 school year. The national average current expenditure per student is projected at $10,844, up from $9,683 in actual expenditures in 2006−07. Source: National Center for Education Statistics
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