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The Junction: Stories from Ensley, Alabama — Holy Family Cristo Rey High School
Fair or not, the words “Ensley” and “success” don’t often appear together in local media reports. But tucked among vacant buildings and weedy lots a few feet from an Interstate, there’s a high school that takes disadvantaged kids from all over Greater Birmingham, and it has a college acceptance rate most schools would envy.
Audio / Community / Florida
Ziffer, Pons Continue Clash Over Community School; Ziffer Says He Won’t Meet With Pons Alone
A meeting on a proposed community school in Southern Tallahassee was abruptly canceled April 28. It’s the latest in the fight between school superintendent Jackie Pons and City commissioner Gil Ziffer over the plan.
Charter Schools / Closing Costs / Community / Louisiana
Closing Costs: The Last Day At Lagniappe Academies
NOTE: This WWNO series, “Closing Costs,” follows three New Orleans schools who lost their charters. Part one is available here. At Lagniappe Academies, some administrators tried to hide a lack of services for students with disabilities. The state and Recovery School District chose to close the school, which is a cluster of [...]
Charter Schools / Closing Costs / Community / Louisiana
Closing Costs: Parents Push For Role In Choosing New Charter School Operator
The school year is winding down, and for three New Orleans charters, the last day will bring dramatic changes. Two of those schools are closing for good. The third – kindergarten through 8th grade school Andrew H. Wilson Charter – is getting a new operator. The story of Wilson’s future is [...]
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Teacher By Day, Student By Night
The most exciting part of student teaching so far is seeing my students rise to challenges. I enjoy setting the bar high and watching students fly over it. But this is the area in which my still being a student has also benefited me the most.
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Keeping Them In Their Seats
As all states adopt the cohort graduation rate, we will all have a better understanding of where our dropouts are and how many we really have. But that still doesn’t address why students drop out. Schools need to transform, not reform, to keep students ‘in their seats’ and get back those that have left.
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