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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We will be reading the book "Dear Martin" by Nic Stone. My students are predominantly African American and thrive when they read about kids like them dealing with the harsh realities that they live and see in the news. We are reading this book, so my students have experience reading longer fiction that they discuss and write about every day.
Good Reads describes the book like this:
"Justyce McAllister is top of his class and set for the Ivy League—but none of that matters to the police officer who just put him in handcuffs. And despite leaving his rough neighborhood behind, he can't escape the scorn of his former peers or the ridicule of his new classmates. Justyce looks to the teachings of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. for answers. But do they hold up anymore? He starts a journal to Dr. King to find out.
Then comes the day Justyce goes driving with his best friend, Manny, windows rolled down, music turned up—way up, sparking the fury of a white off-duty cop beside them. Words fly. Shots are fired. Justyce and Manny are caught in the crosshairs. In the media fallout, it's Justyce who is under attack."
Please help my students get their own copy of this book so they can become better readers and citizens!
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We will be reading the book "Dear Martin" by Nic Stone. My students are predominantly African American and thrive when they read about kids like them dealing with the harsh realities that they live and see in the news. We are reading this book, so my students have experience reading longer fiction that they discuss and write about every day.
Good Reads describes the book like this:
"Justyce McAllister is top of his class and set for the Ivy League—but none of that matters to the police officer who just put him in handcuffs. And despite leaving his rough neighborhood behind, he can't escape the scorn of his former peers or the ridicule of his new classmates. Justyce looks to the teachings of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. for answers. But do they hold up anymore? He starts a journal to Dr. King to find out.
Then comes the day Justyce goes driving with his best friend, Manny, windows rolled down, music turned up—way up, sparking the fury of a white off-duty cop beside them. Words fly. Shots are fired. Justyce and Manny are caught in the crosshairs. In the media fallout, it's Justyce who is under attack."
Please help my students get their own copy of this book so they can become better readers and citizens!