Kid in the Woods

Kid in the Woods

Sixth-graders from Merrill Elementary School gathered around BLM park ranger Oliva Veal as she stood under a Douglas fir. “Would you say the needles are clustered or not clustered?” she asked the group. Students leaned forward; some touched the needles. “Not clustered,” they answered. “Very good,” Veal replied as she continued with the lesson.

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School’s Out? Not For These students

School’s Out? Not For These students

KCSD migrant summer school triples enrollment over three years; kids get jump start on fall

Brian Leon knows why he attends migrant summer school. And it’s not just to hang out with his friends. “I go because I want to learn and I need help, mostly with reading,” he says.

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