Nearly all 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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My students are from a 66% free and reduced lunch population in a small rural town in SC. Most of my first in history XC team need to become better readers. Since they are becoming runners, I want to encourage them to read about the sport in order to increase running skills and to increase reading skills. These students are beginning to love the sport. As I have been coaching, almost none of them have the ability to track their miles. Consequently, I am asking for GPS watches to let them alternate using them. I have also learned that most of the students on my team struggle academically. They key to academic success is reading success. I also know the key to reading is finding something you like to read. This is why I want to encourage them to read running articles. I would like to let them share the magazines as they read various articles to improve their running and reading skills. I see this as a chance to change their lives. Go to college to run and receive a degree!
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My students are from a 66% free and reduced lunch population in a small rural town in SC. Most of my first in history XC team need to become better readers. Since they are becoming runners, I want to encourage them to read about the sport in order to increase running skills and to increase reading skills. These students are beginning to love the sport. As I have been coaching, almost none of them have the ability to track their miles. Consequently, I am asking for GPS watches to let them alternate using them. I have also learned that most of the students on my team struggle academically. They key to academic success is reading success. I also know the key to reading is finding something you like to read. This is why I want to encourage them to read running articles. I would like to let them share the magazines as they read various articles to improve their running and reading skills. I see this as a chance to change their lives. Go to college to run and receive a degree!