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Empty Desks: Getting Chronically Absent Students Back to Class Is No Easy Feat

ED Surge

That's how long it took Laura to walk from her home to her high school two blocks away one sunny April morning. In the past, Laura's mother Yadira Mederos De Cardenas, a preschool teacher at All Five in Menlo Park's Belle Haven neighborhood, would have called in Laura's absence to the high school. MENLO PARK, Calif.

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Will the Rodriguez family’s college dreams survive the end of affirmative action?

The Hechinger Report

Some have cited advice from legal counsel in declining to release the racial and ethnic composition for the class of 2028. College wasn’t a part of their culture, and before last year Rafael and Margarita had no idea how complicated and competitive the landscape would be for their bright, hardworking daughters. Ivy League!”

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OPINION: The simple steps that encourage young learners to break equity barriers

The Hechinger Report

Rita’s Catholic School in New Orleans, Monday, Aug. The class of 2028 will, no doubt, have a maze of postsecondary options to help them unlock their dreams and ambitions. Add to that the language and cultural barriers faced by some families. Photo: Cheryl Gerber for The Hechinger Report. And it’s not for lack of aspirations.