Some parents of Pittsburg's Heights Elementary School told ABC7 News, they questioned whether these items - the Pride flag specifically - should be in the classroom of first graders.
Last year, 45% of Delaware fourth grade students scored below basic reading levels on the NAEP test, which is 2 percentage points better than the results in 1998 and 2022.
Age 7 or 8 is a time when kids have a huge range of reading levels. Some are really ready for chapter books, while others are just getting the hang of storytime in general. The challenge at this age ...