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Five years ago, a western treasure caught fire and almost destroyed. Now it has been restored for future generations to see! Learn more about Our Lady of Paris, or better known as Notre Dame!

Notre-Dame de Paris - Wikipedia Notre-Dame de Paris (French: [nɔtʁ(ə) dam də paʁi] ⓘ; meaning "Our Lady of Paris"), often referred to simply as Notre-Dame,[a] is a medieval Catholic cathedral on the Île de la Cité (an island in the River Seine), in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, France. The cathedral, dedicated in honou...

Countless Americans have paid the ultimate sacrifice so you can vote to preserve freedom.

Don't let them down.

"There are two educations. One should teach us how to make a living and the other how to live." - John Adams

In the younger classes we give the kids breaks about every thirty minutes and have seen the benefits this article talks about. They are more focused and eager to learn when they have frequent breaks.

Here's what happened when a school tried recess four times a day When one Texas school started giving kids four recesses a day, some teachers were nervous.

Math is everywhere...

Will I ever need math? A mathematician explains how math is everywhere – from soap bubbles to Pixar movies Math is more than memorizing times tables and doing homework problems. It is woven into more aspects of your life than you might think.

Print over screens wins again...and probably always will.

The reason children should read from printed books rather than screens Children should read from books and not screens, researchers have recommended after finding print is six times better at boosting comprehension skills. Many schools now teach pupils using computers, e-readers and tablets but a new analysis suggests it could be damaging to education. A review of 25 s...