Sixth Graders in California Leave Class to Support Parents Protesting Teacher’s Reassignment

Protests Erupt Over Teacher Reassignment in Sacramento On Wednesday, students from a sixth-grade elementary school in Sacramento, California, stepped outside their classes to join their parents in a protest against the reassignment of a beloved teacher. Students at Phoebe Hearst Elementary School demonstrated in support of Janine Rupert, who, while still employed by the Sacramento […]

Flagstaff 5th graders hope to win big in annual NPR Student Podcast Challenge

group of 5th Students at Flagstaff’s Marshall Elementary School anxiously await the announcement of this week’s winners of NPR’s Student Podcast Challenge.they are one of the youngest of the five playersth annual contest. Teacher Katie Krause created his podcasts area in the classroom to help kids get creative. She spoke to KNAU’s Jillian Ferris about […]