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Communities hit hardest by the pandemic, already struggling, could face a dropout cliff

The Hechinger Report

More than 80 percent of the school’s roughly 500 students are classified as economically disadvantaged. In middle school, he was selected for the Rutgers Future Scholars Program, which provides academic support and college scholarships to low-income students. Blue squares amongst a blanket of red,” said Williams.