In just a handful of days, incoming sixth-graders chose an instrument, learned how to play it, and presented an en masse concert for family and friends, all thanks to the ...

Rising sixth graders in the Grand Island Public School district are getting the chance to start their school year a little early through the districts’ “Jumpstart6” program.

Sixth grade is being added to select TUSD elementary schools next school year under a pilot program the district said is aimed at improving student performance and keeping more families from leaving.

Judy Tydor Baumel-Schwartz is director of the Schulmann School of Basic Jewish Studies and professor of Jewish History at Bar Ilan University in Ramat Gan, Israel. She is the author of, among ...