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elementary

[el-uh-men-tuh-ree, -tree] / ˌɛl əˈmɛn tə ri, -tri /


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Castañeda’s daughter, Christine Valenciana, associate professor emeritus of elementary and bilingual education at Cal State Fullerton, said her mother was forced to leave Los Angeles by train when she was 9 years old.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 24, 2026

The first occupied a roped-off parking lot beside an elementary school.

From Salon Aug. 4, 2026

The lawsuit lists 37 elementary schools with the same or reduced money for arts instruction from 2022-23 to 2023-24 — when the new funding first arrived — and alleges that most L.A.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 29, 2026

With enrollment down, the El Paso Independent School District is closing elementary schools to save money.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 27, 2026

The song spreads from one row to the next, toward the back of the bus with the eighth graders and toward the front with the elementary kids.

From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila




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