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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.

EL Study Guide Naomi Thiers

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Inservice Guest Blogger Patrick Galatowitsch
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This month’s video is from Teaching with Poverty in Mind: An ASCD PD Online Course.

JOURNAL STAFF Margaret M. Scherer, Editor in Chief Deborah Perkins-Gough, Senior Editor Amy M. Azzam, Senior Associate Editor Naomi Thiers, Associate Editor Teresa K. Preston, Associate Editor Lucy Robertson, Assistant Editor Judi Connelly, Senior Graphic Designer Mike Kalyan, Production Manager Katy Wogec, Rights and Permissions Manager Marjory Moore, Advertising Director

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Gene R. Carter, Executive Director Mary Catherine (MC) Desrosiers, Chief Program Development Officer

Richard Papale, Publisher

Gary Bloom, Art Director

Ronald S. Brandt, Executive Editor Emeritus

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William Parrett and Kathleen Budge suggest ways to help low-income students meet the high expectations of the Common Core standards.

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