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Values<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Emerson Staff supports each other in providing consistent school wide expectations to develop strong, independent thinkers.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Our dedicated and qualified education team enthusiastically embraces teaching methods and evidenced-based practices.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Staff strives to differentiate instruction to move all students forward.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Like us on <a href=\"https:\/\/m.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=793747490681381\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ralph Waldo Emerson School ensures that students develop the academic skills, character and intellectual habits necessary to succeed in college and the world beyond. 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