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 first graders are growing up in a high-poverty area and face severe hardships at home. They have experienced everything from having their father shot in front of them to abruptly losing their father to cancer. Many of them live in one room with five or six other family members. My classroom serves as a refuge where my students can leave their baggage behind them and truly be the person they want to be.
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My first graders are growing up in a high-poverty area and face severe hardships at home. They have experienced everything from having their father shot in front of them to abruptly losing their father to cancer. Many of them live in one room with five or six other family members. My classroom serves as a refuge where my students can leave their baggage behind them and truly be the person they want to be.