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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Creating and sustaining a classroom where every learner succeeds is a challenge for any teacher especially when the elements of diversity and inclusion are added to the mix. As educators, we face many challenges as we decide which methods are best for organizing and delivering instruction to diverse populations of students. The strategies and methods we use play a critical role in developing successful instruction in diverse classrooms. How we decide to teach is important for all learners, especially for students with disabilities, students from culturally or linguistically diverse backgrounds, and students who are different in other educationally relevant ways. When we consider standards-based reform, we expect that our students will converge and have similar learning outcomes; however, it is not that simple. We need to account for inclusion, which naturally brings a divergence of student learning styles and challenges. As stated in the Introduction, teachers are being called upon to produce greater similarity in learning outcomes, despite greater diversity in student populations.
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Creating and sustaining a classroom where every learner succeeds is a challenge for any teacher especially when the elements of diversity and inclusion are added to the mix. As educators, we face many challenges as we decide which methods are best for organizing and delivering instruction to diverse populations of students. The strategies and methods we use play a critical role in developing successful instruction in diverse classrooms. How we decide to teach is important for all learners, especially for students with disabilities, students from culturally or linguistically diverse backgrounds, and students who are different in other educationally relevant ways. When we consider standards-based reform, we expect that our students will converge and have similar learning outcomes; however, it is not that simple. We need to account for inclusion, which naturally brings a divergence of student learning styles and challenges. As stated in the Introduction, teachers are being called upon to produce greater similarity in learning outcomes, despite greater diversity in student populations.