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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 19, 2004

Page

5

Comic Books as Teaching Tools Reach New Students

Michael Bitz, educator and founder of the Comic Book Project, partners with Dark Horse Comics to publish student created works. Eleven year old Marchanna Bentley and peers at Scranton Elementary develop a comic on racism. Cleveland teachers guide a December to April unit resulting in Peace in Our Schools.

The Washington Post Michael Bitz Bitz Dark Horse Comics Marchanna Bentley Scranton Elementary Cleveland Cleveland Public Schools Denise Thomas Scranton

Philadelphia Schools Show Gains Amid Ongoing Challenges

Philadelphia's 214000 public school students finish regular classes amid progress with higher math and language scores and a first balanced budget in seven years. Yet violence near schools, a fatal February shooting of a third grader, and high dropout rates underline persistent problems.

Philadelphia James Nevels T.M. Peirce Faheem Thomas Childs Nevels

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