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Parents

Here's How This School Is Preparing Students for Success at Home and School

Long after the last school bell rang, the halls and classrooms of Pascual LeDoux Academy were bustling. More than 80 families in this primarily Latino community had gone back to school to learn about...

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Achievement Gap

This District Has Figured Out How to Help English-Language Learners

Oregon doesn’t often come to mind when the education world talks about equity challenges; it’s usually overshadowed by bustling California and Washington state. But failing to include Oregon in the...

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Math

If I'd Had Common Core I Probably Wouldn't Suck at Math Now

I’m terrible at math. In seventh grade, I became aware of my poor math preparation when I entered a team math competition against other Catholic schools in the Chicagoland area. At least half of the...

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California

Ask Latino Students and They’ll Deliver: Jaime Escalante Is Proof That High Standards Get Results

For Latino students to succeed, they need teachers who believe in them. Jaime Escalante understood that, but not all teachers do. The legendary high school teacher is to be honored with a postage...

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