Superintendent Paul Hurst, who came to the district five years ago, launched what he termed a "nook and cranny" tour of all schools and found a few classrooms, and then paired with private day-care centers to offer more slots.

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"I do believe the confrontation was limited to a few (classrooms) or just one classroom -- not anybody roaming around and getting into a large number of areas, " Bernstein said.

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Within a few months, he had financed four new classrooms with desks and more are on the way.

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After the blitz, however, there was very little schooling, but after a while part-time schooling was restored in the few undamaged classrooms.

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Also, children in regular schools in Korea are in school for up to 12 hours a day, with highly structured, large classrooms, and few opportunities for socialization.

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And in an economy where employers are looking for the most skilled, educated workers, few people are going to have a bigger impact on that than the men and women who are in our classrooms.

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At the Abundant Life Church in Moore, just a few blocks from the Plaza Towers Elementary School where seven children died in the May 20 tornado, Sunday school classrooms are overflowing with donated clothes and other used items.

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Online education is getting a lot of attention as many elite schools are opening up their classrooms for the world to access what, for a long time, had been reserved for a fortunate few.

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