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Education Has Been Hammering the Wrong Nail. We Have to Focus on the Early Years.

Edsurge

Moreover, children who are expelled in preschool or early elementary are 10 times more likely to be incarcerated. While legislative discussions have recently stalled , advocacy efforts continue to mobilize toward an ambitious policy package that would impact millions of little learners and families.

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Hidden toll: Thousands of schools fail to count homeless students

The Hechinger Report

They’re experiencing trauma, and trauma has a pretty significant impact,” said Darla Bardine, executive director of the National Network for Youth, a policy and advocacy group focused on youth homelessness. But no one told Petersen that. Beth Petersen watches as her son leaves for the school bus on Oct. And school is stability.”.

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New data: Even within the same district some wealthy schools get millions more than poor ones

The Hechinger Report

O’Neal Elementary School, in Elgin, Illinois, none of the third graders could read and write at grade level according to state tests in 2019. Just nine miles away sits Centennial Elementary School, where 73 percent of third graders met grade-level standards on that same test. At Ronald D. This story also appeared in Daily Herald.

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