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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Students are placed at Pacific High School because they have historically struggled to succeed in school. Much of that struggle has come from no desire to read and little, no exposure to books that capture their interest, or exposure to books simplified to meet a reading level that harms student sense of accomplishment.
"The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime" is a controversial text in which a teen with an unnamed mental disorder confronts the emotional impacts of abandonment, divorce, and social ostracization. The book, told in a manner filled with humor by a sympathetic narrator, opens opportunities for discussion about relevant topics around mental health, authorship and research, and growing up in a challenging home setting.
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Students are placed at Pacific High School because they have historically struggled to succeed in school. Much of that struggle has come from no desire to read and little, no exposure to books that capture their interest, or exposure to books simplified to meet a reading level that harms student sense of accomplishment.
"The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime" is a controversial text in which a teen with an unnamed mental disorder confronts the emotional impacts of abandonment, divorce, and social ostracization. The book, told in a manner filled with humor by a sympathetic narrator, opens opportunities for discussion about relevant topics around mental health, authorship and research, and growing up in a challenging home setting.