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 enrolled in a dual credit English/Composition 101/102 course where they receive both high school and college credit. They work on various writing styles they will use in college and beyond.
If a student is given a choice of what to read and is given a diverse choice of books, that student's sentence fluency, grammar, and vocabulary improves. I want my students to have the tools, both for reading and writing, to become successful students in college.
Being able to take college-level classes while in high school is a fabulous opportunity for students to become familiar with the rigor they will face while still in a familiar setting.
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My students are enrolled in a dual credit English/Composition 101/102 course where they receive both high school and college credit. They work on various writing styles they will use in college and beyond.
If a student is given a choice of what to read and is given a diverse choice of books, that student's sentence fluency, grammar, and vocabulary improves. I want my students to have the tools, both for reading and writing, to become successful students in college.
Being able to take college-level classes while in high school is a fabulous opportunity for students to become familiar with the rigor they will face while still in a familiar setting.