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How to help struggling young readers

The Hechinger Report

The repercussions of not learning to read are magnified for poor children: Research shows that low-income children who cannot read at grade level by third grade are six times more likely to become high school dropouts. “In but once you get to the classroom, you realize there’s no way this is going to cover everything,” she said.

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Minnesota has a persistent higher-ed gap: Are new efforts making a difference?

The Hechinger Report

He estimated that nearly one in three new jobs created through 2026 will require education beyond high school. College dropouts cost Minnesota millions of dollars in wasted subsidies and lost revenue each year. I felt like I needed mirrors in the classroom.”. Paul College that shows students’ countries of origin.

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Eclipsed by urban counterparts, rural nonwhites go to college at equally low rates

The Hechinger Report

High school students sit in a rural Mississippi school classroom. Factor in the higher dropout rate among nonwhite students in rural high schools, and the odds that black and Hispanic students from areas like this will ever earn degrees are just as low as for their urban counterparts. Photo: Jackie Mader/The Hechinger Report.

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How to Prepare Students in the Early Years to Read at Grade Level

MindShift

The repercussions of not learning to read are magnified for poor children: Research shows that low-income children who cannot read at grade level by third grade are six times more likely to become high school dropouts. but once you get to the classroom, you realize there’s no way this is going to cover everything,” she said.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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” That’s the Electronic Classroom of Tomorrow , which is already having to repay Ohio some $60 million. Meanwhile, the state has given initial approval for ECOT to become a “dropout school.” ” Via Ars Technica : “Proposed New Mexico science standards edit out basic facts.” Investigation.”