Elementary and intermediate schools may feel different this year, as fourth grade was shifted back to the elementary level.

As part of the recommended revision first presented on Aug. 8, the fourth-grade curriculum — developed for students around 9 or 10 years of age — lists a lesson on "gender identity and ...

Grand Rapids Public Schools is in the process of considering an updated sex education curriculum that would encompass fourth ...

Some topics included in the fourth-grade curriculum are discussing how peers can influence relationships, how to address bullying and teasing, discussing who students can trust to ask questions ...

In May, the district adopted a new language arts curriculum that included the four questioned books -- together, they're considered one week's worth of supplemental material for the fourth-grade ...

Teacher-librarian Kathy Goedeken checks fourth-grade curriculum books April 19 at West Willow Elementary School in Cedar Rapids. A new curriculum for elementary school students in the Cedar Rapids ...