More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households
Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education.
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While many of my students have books at home and make regular trips to the library, many more do not. I have noticed that my struggling readers gravitate toward non fiction topics, such as soldiers and war, animals, and disasters. They are also eager to learn more about the world around them and wonder what they can do to help solve the problems they see around them.
My students attend a small, Title I school in California, where a high percentage of the students qualify for a free or reduced price lunch. Many are from single-parent families. In spite of the many obstacles my students face, they are eager to succeed and hungry to learn as much as they can.
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While many of my students have books at home and make regular trips to the library, many more do not. I have noticed that my struggling readers gravitate toward non fiction topics, such as soldiers and war, animals, and disasters. They are also eager to learn more about the world around them and wonder what they can do to help solve the problems they see around them.
My students attend a small, Title I school in California, where a high percentage of the students qualify for a free or reduced price lunch. Many are from single-parent families. In spite of the many obstacles my students face, they are eager to succeed and hungry to learn as much as they can.