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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I have about 185 students. I teach mostly 7th graders. The average age is 12.
We are in a low income, high crime, area and many of my students suffer from the direct and indirect consequences of this.
My students are mostly Latino with a sprinkling of African-American students.
I'd say at least 99% of them will be the first person in their family to go to college.
On the plus side, my school does a good job of trying to get the parents involved in their children's educations.
On the negative side, most of these parents are working two or three jobs at low wages.
I want to give these students everything I can to help make up for the extreme disadvantages they are facing.
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I have about 185 students. I teach mostly 7th graders. The average age is 12.
We are in a low income, high crime, area and many of my students suffer from the direct and indirect consequences of this.
My students are mostly Latino with a sprinkling of African-American students.
I'd say at least 99% of them will be the first person in their family to go to college.
On the plus side, my school does a good job of trying to get the parents involved in their children's educations.
On the negative side, most of these parents are working two or three jobs at low wages.
I want to give these students everything I can to help make up for the extreme disadvantages they are facing.