More than half 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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Literacy is fundamental. At my high-need urban school there are already many obstacles for the students to overcome, and reading issues are one of the hardest problems to tackle. I am currently teaching a class of 9th through 12th graders who are struggling greatly with literacy. They are reading far below grade level and are therefore falling behind in most, if not all, of their classes.
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Literacy is fundamental. At my high-need urban school there are already many obstacles for the students to overcome, and reading issues are one of the hardest problems to tackle. I am currently teaching a class of 9th through 12th graders who are struggling greatly with literacy. They are reading far below grade level and are therefore falling behind in most, if not all, of their classes.