Martin Walker Elementary Reading Buddies program boosts student literacy and self confidence
Research has consistently shown that reading aloud to young children can help them build thinking skills and comprehension.
Research has consistently shown that reading aloud to young children can help them build thinking skills and comprehension.
Media outlets across the state report school districts and teachers struggling with the implementation of Reading Academies, a requirement of the state legislature through House Bill 3 in 2019, to improve Texas students’ literacy rates. All teachers in grades K-3 must be trained through the Reading Academies by 2023.
More than two dozen Copperas Cove High School students earned their welding certifications in the 2021-2022 school year, making them ready to begin a lucrative career straight out of high school.
* On July 3, 1863, the third day of the Battle of Gettysburg, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee’s last attempt at breaking the Union line ends in disastrous failure, bringing the most decisive battle of the American Civil War to an end. Exhausted, both armies held their positions until the night of July 4, when Lee withdrew.
It’s one thing to read about history in a book or even see pictures. But to physically be present on the grounds where history has been made, touch actual historical documents, and stand in awe on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial has Copperas Cove junior high and high school students stating that seeing history come to life are lessons they will forever remember.