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

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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. Photo: Cheryl Gerber for The Hechinger Report. And it’s not for lack of aspirations.

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

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Note: Figures include charter schools. The Ravenswood City School District, which has about 1,600 students in its elementary and middle schools (excluding charters) in East Palo Alto and Menlo Park, saw chronic absenteeism spike from just 471 out of 2,549 (18.5 Graphic by Zoe Morgan of Embarcadero Media.

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Too hot for school

The Hechinger Report

I’m also looking forward to an upcoming bond in 2028 when I think we’ll put a lot of these climate infrastructure projects on the ballot. Do you feel like your other school board members took you seriously? Some examples: The Menasha Joint School District in Wisconsin expects to receive $3.8 Not at first.

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As EPA pulls back, advocates warn it’s schoolchildren who face the steepest risks

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Port Allen Middle School sits in the shadow of the Placid petrochemical refinery in West Baton Rouge Parish, La. attends one of the 12,000 schools located within 1 mile of a chemical facility, which for environmental advocates highlights the danger of the recently announced rollbacks of air and water pollution regulations by the U.S.