Students in Orange, Seminole, Lake, Osceola and Sumter counties are learning about disabilities from a puppet troupe. The Kids on the Block performing company is a national program to teach elementary ...

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A puppet named Echo, made from a recycled bottle, always chants, "Oh yes, oh yes," or "Oh no, oh no," as his corkscrew arms move up and down. Students later mimic him, chiming in with the familiar ...

Her friend Brenda had to walk home alone yesterday and on the way she was teased by a bully. Now Brenda is crying and doesn’t want to come to school, and Melody feels guilty about not being there for ...

Teacher Leticia Denoya stands at the front of her classroom, at Natchaug Elementary in Windham, Conn. Her first-graders sit criss-cross applesauce on the reading rug. "Do you remember last week, we ...