Smithtown, N.Y.: A classroom at the Branch Brook Elementary School in Smithtown New York.
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With the school year well underway, children are now accustomed to new teachers, new friends and new concepts. And while the school supplies that launched the year may not have retained their just-off-the-rack shine, they’ve preserved – and perhaps even increased – their power to contribute to a child’s educational success. Proven fact: when kids have the school supplies…

