elementary
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Their proposal comes on the heels of Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s announcement earlier this month that the department will ban AI for elementary and middle-schoolers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
A Dallas, Texas native, she also recalls teachers showing the video of then-President George W. Bush first learning about the attacks at an elementary school event.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
The students make progress toward nearing proficiency during elementary and middle school.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
This year, Oklahoma doubled its requirement for elementary students to 40 minutes of recess a day, while Pennsylvania recently began requiring 30 minutes for students in full-day kindergarten through fifth grade.
From Slate ● Sep. 5, 2026
“I’m going to be working too much. Dad and I are going to sign you up at the elementary school down the street. You’ll start Monday.”
From "I Survived the Great Alaska Earthquake, 1964" by Lauren Tarshis
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