Gary Community School Corporation

Making Learning Relevant and Fun Escobedo Wins Armstrong Award

Making Learning Relevant and Fun Escobedo Wins Armstrong Award Antonia Escobedo, a kindergarten teacher at Frankie Woods McCullough Academy for Girls, has received the Armstrong Teacher Educator Award. The Armstrong Program recognizes highly qualified teachers as “the best educators in Indiana.” Escobedo...

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Wirt-Emerson Orchestra Competes at ISSMA, Brings Home Gold

Wirt-Emerson Orchestra Competes at ISSMA, Brings Home Gold Wirt-Emerson Visual and Performing Arts High Ability Academy returned from the Indiana State School Music Association competition with 21 gold and 16 silver medals. Dr. Cheryl L. Pruitt, Superintendent of Gary Community Schools, said Wirt-Emerson...

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Gary Mayor and Superintendent of Gary Schools Discuss Education Reform with U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan

Gary Mayor and Superintendent of Gary Schools Discuss Education Reform with U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan Recently, Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson and Gary Schools Superintendent Dr. Cheryl Pruitt joined U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, other mayors and school superintendents in Washington, DC, to discuss partnership opportunities between cities and...

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