More than a third 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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My students, seniors at a large, urban, high school, have high aspirations. They see themselves attending four-year colleges. The reality is, many of them will not reach that goal. Increasingly rigorous standards for high school students put an additional urgency on their reading skills, and engaging reluctant readers is a significant part of our mission as we work to integrate Common Core State Standards. Rigorous texts like Ben Fountain's Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk are at once rigorous and engaging, and Fountain's book has the capacity to draw students in and get them interested engaging in critical dialogue about politics, entertainment, and culture.
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My students, seniors at a large, urban, high school, have high aspirations. They see themselves attending four-year colleges. The reality is, many of them will not reach that goal. Increasingly rigorous standards for high school students put an additional urgency on their reading skills, and engaging reluctant readers is a significant part of our mission as we work to integrate Common Core State Standards. Rigorous texts like Ben Fountain's Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk are at once rigorous and engaging, and Fountain's book has the capacity to draw students in and get them interested engaging in critical dialogue about politics, entertainment, and culture.