Round One Curriculum Implementation Highlights DC Implementation: (left) Center Center PCS | (right) Kingsman Academy PCS Learn more about implementation activities across the nation in a diverse grouping of school settings. In Washington, DC At Center City PCS, Alicia Passante will implement the Food Insecurity Curriculum as part of the ESL After the Bell afterschool program. The ESL After the Bell supports the academic growth of students who speak a language other than Eng

By Christine Mason Several countries have obliviously been influenced by Americans and celebrate a very similar feast (Canada, the Norfolk Islands, and Liberia).  However, Thanksgiving was actually established in Canada in 1578 (earlier than the American tradition) and was built on similar celebrations from Europe, even as America has influenced the Canadian tradition. Thanksgiving was brought to the Norfolk Islands (Near Australia) in the 1800s by an American trader. Liberia

By: Morgan Grant, CEI Intern In the spring of 2017, fidget spinners unexpectedly became a very popular toy among children and adolescence. It was not before long students were bringing their fidget spinners to school, playing with these devices in class and during recess. Many educators became frustrated as they found fidget spinners to be a nuisance as children focused more on the toy than on academics. In response, some schools have decided to ban fidget spinners claiming t