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

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And the dropout rate among the first Muniz cohort, the class of 2016, was just 2.5 We have to make space for them to access the content.”. English was his stronger language for reading and writing when he started at Muñiz, but now, if he doesn’t know how to say something in English, he can say it in Spanish without fear of reprisal. “It

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The community college “segregation machine”

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Almost anyone can enroll at a community college in California, but each college has its own process to decide how to place students. Diana Solares was aiming for a bachelor’s degree when she graduated from high school in San Diego in 2002. Photo: Brandon Quester/inewsource.

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From foster care to college

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On any given day, he helps students with homework, drives them to the bus station to catch a ride home for the weekend or shows them how to get a refill for a prescription. “A Youth who remain in the child welfare system until age 21 have more time to access federal financial aid and assistance from social workers.

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