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A school once known for gang activity is now sending kids to college

The Hechinger Report

Related: A Spanish-English high school proves learning in two languages can boost graduation rates. The impetus for the change at Juarez can be traced to Ocon’s appointment as principal in 2008, veteran school staffers say. At Juarez, 97 percent of students qualify for free or reduced-priced lunch, a common measure of poverty.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

The email, he said, detailed a “Priority 1 Alert” that had been issued by Pearson and the New Jersey Department of Education, regarding a student who had tweeted about a test question on the PARCC — a standardized test based on the Common Core State Standards. Aaron Swartz, 2008. Edsurge ’s Tony Wan asked in 2016.

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