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School counselors keep kids on track. Why are they first to be cut?

The Hechinger Report

“Since my parents didn’t get much education, it’s hard to talk to them about my schoolwork and applying to college, or how to plan my time and get everything done,” says Mariano Almanza, 18, pictured speaking with his Coronado High School guidance counselor, Colleen McElvogue. Photo: Sarah Gonser for The Hechinger Report.

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America’s schools are crumbling. Fixing them could save lives (and the planet)

The Hechinger Report

The firm currently constructing an elementary school in Washington, D.C. The new schools have an airy, futuristic esthetic, with lots of right angles, strategic shade and solar panels. The exterior of Alice West Fleet Elementary School in Arlington, Va. They also look expensive. 41 % the proportion of U.S.

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