In the area of reading comprehension, Mycah says that students can be given a short story to read, ... “7th grade I was writing three page essays and book reports and more,” wrote a user.

The results surprised Joe Pizzo, a 7th grade integrated language-arts teacher at Black River Middle School in Chester, N.J., who has been in the classroom for five decades.

The board approved the following change orders for the new high school gymnasium by Selzer Werderitsch Associates, $724 for extra work to backfill and grade around the sidewalk, and $3,458 for ...