elementary
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Toward the end of her younger son’s time in elementary school, Hinojosa said, during Abbott’s second term as governor, administrators simply couldn’t find a teacher for his class.
From Salon ● Oct. 1, 2026
Inside were my elementary school report cards, two programs from concerts I played as a percussionist with the Rhode Island Philharmonic Youth Orchestra, and other assorted evidence of a childhood.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026
It came from “Skip Along,” the “Alice and Jerry” primer my tiny classmates and I used to begin reading on our first day of elementary school, in 1970.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Two weeks into his brother’s trial, Collins was in class when their sister Chloe picked him up at the elementary school and took him to their grandmother’s house.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
The elementary school was only a block and a half away, it was true, and Nollie had gone there two years without difficulty.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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