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Erasing the Look and Feel of Poverty

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Richard Del Moro, Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction, adds that Middletown works hard to make their students “feel good” by providing opportunities beyond academics, including extracurricular activities, athletics, music, and the building environment. In 2012, the district was one of 16 U.S. Why does that matter?

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At this one-of-a-kind Boston public high school, students learn calculus in Spanish

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Students participate in morning workshops in advance of national May 1 “Day Without Immigrants” rallies, learning also about the labor rights history of May Day rallies worldwide. And the dropout rate among the first Muniz cohort, the class of 2016, was just 2.5 Photo: Tara García Mathewson/The Hechinger Report.

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With no silver bullet, innovation abounds at this bilingual high school

The Hechinger Report

The Muñiz Academy opened in 2012 as one of Massachusetts’ first “innovation schools,” free from many district policies and granted flexibility with its curriculum, budget, school schedule and annual calendar, among other things. When it comes to student engagement, “crew” is another element of the school’s overall strategy.

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Erasing the Look and Feel of Poverty

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” As a result, students engage in academics, athletics and extracurriculars because they “know you care.” Eastwood wants each student to be proficient in math and reading before finishing 5th grade. In 2012, the district was one of 16 U.S. Why does that matter? ” Ending Social Promotion. "You’re

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How higher education lost its shine

The Hechinger Report

But while the pandemic made things worse, the enrollment downturn took hold well before it started; there were already two and a half million fewer students at colleges and universities by the time that Covid set in than there were in 2012. Related: Colleges’ new solution to enrollment declines: Reducing the number of dropouts.

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