Education Week

This 2nd Grade Class Picked One of the Best March Madness Brackets in the Nation

Like more than 23 million other people, the 18 2nd grade students in Matt Falcone’s class at Olive Chapel Elementary School in Apex, N.C., filled out an NCAA basketball tournament bracket in early ...

12 News’ Shannon Hegy surprises 2nd-grade journalists in Pawtucket

Jordan LeFort, a second-grade teacher at St. Cecilia School in Pawtucket, reached out to 12 News anchor Shannon Hegy with a ...
WIBW

2nd grade class, teacher place 5th out of 22 million March Madness brackets

APEX, N.C. (WTVD) – Now that the NCAA’s March Madness tournament is behind us, one second-grade class in North Carolina is gaining attention for their bracket. The class at Olive Chapel Elementary ...
The Washington Post

Mixing It Up Over Combined-Grade Classes

Dear Extra Credit: I am the parent of two children attending Fairfax County public schools. One of the issues I have not seen addressed in your column is split classes. This is the situation in which ...
The Times Leader

Wyoming Area Condenses Its 2nd-grade Classes The School Board Approves Early Retirement For 18 Teachers, Saving $530,000.

combine this year’s two first-grade classes into one. Beverly Owen, mother of one of the affected students, made an impassioned plea to the board to spare the class. Citing class sizes in the district ...