Teachers working to BRIDGE the gap

Jan 29, 2018 | News, Press

Stephen, Adranisha. “Teachers working to BRIDGE the gap.” The Journal, January 29, 2018: 1. Print.

“MARTINSBURG-Teachers and students from South Middle School in Martinsburg, are the first in West Virginia to introduce global education through the International Education and Resource Network-iEARN.”

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