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Teaching the 22 Percent
Teresa M. Burke
The story behind one teacher’s choice to teach in a high-poverty school.
Helping Poor Kids—From One Who Knows
Patrick Anderson
Level the playing field, and see what happens.
Closing the Attendance Gap
Ned W. Lauver
A school gets proactive about preventing chronic absences and truancy.
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