TweetBY DANIEL VICTOR Of The Patriot-News It seemed no one was able to reach the child. He didn’t talk much, or do much work in school. He was poor, black, and no teacher in the Steelton-Highspire School District had ever connected with him. Then came his fourth-grade teacher, Kelly Mosby-Fowlkes. She, too, was black. She, …
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TweetBY DANIEL VICTOR Of The Patriot-News Far in the background of Red Land Senior High School senior David Moyer’s desire to take a male date to the homecoming dance without being harassed are two words in a policy book that have divided area school districts. In the policies that aim to shield students from harassment, …
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TweetBY DANIEL VICTOR Of The Patriot-News In Derry Twp. elementary classrooms, the A, B, C and D grade markings you know from your childhood have been expelled. Now K-5 students strive for a P, which stands for proficient. If a student gets a W, or working toward proficient, that’s OK, too. That just means the …
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