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Teachers know hunger hurts learning " Weekend Backpacks steps in
2+ hour, 57+ min ago (386+ words) Teachers see it every day. A child struggles to focus, seems unusually tired, or acts out in class. While it may look like a behavior or academic issue, educators know the real cause is often much simpler " and far more…...
Brown County student earns "Realizing the Dream" scholarship at Hanover College
3+ week, 6+ day ago (443+ words) A Brown County student has been recognized for her academic achievements and perseverance as a first-generation college student after receiving a statewide scholarship through Independent Colleges of Indiana. Stogsdill, a sophomore at Hanover College, is studying elementary education and hopes…...
Sprunica Elementary students advance to Invention Convention Nationals
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (700+ words) Three Sprunica Elementary fifth-graders (from left) Wrenn Drake, Lincoln Adams and Lily Elliott present their inventions at the national competition in Dearborn, Mich. alongside Teacher Abby Magner (left) and Principal Shane Killinger (right). Three fifth-grade students at Sprunica Elementary School,…...
State Rep. Tonya Pfaff: From the classroom to the statehouse, a math teacher's reflection
10+ mon, 1+ week ago (303+ words) After 32 years in the classroom, I'm officially retiring from teaching high school math. It's a bittersweet goodbye to a profession I have loved since the day I first picked up a piece of chalk in 1991 to teach Algebra 1. Back then,…...