Posts tagged Literacy
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Tackling truancy, part 2: Why won’t they go to school?
Truancy is a massive obstacle to many DC kids getting a good education. Punitive threats to parents and children might be able to suppress some symptoms of truancy, but to reduce the core desire of the child to miss school we must dig deeper, and understand its cause. There are three chief categories of inputs in a child’s life: their own circumstances and self-image, their… Keep reading…
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Morning bell: Around the table
Catania hosts DC edu-leaders; Can’t get a UDC degree in that; 3rd graders need to read; Debt: college’s new normal; Waivers, mapped; Report explores ESEA waivers; Wealth affects graduation rates; New anti-“reform” organization; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Boxes and bags
Box of trash or standard contemporary?; Safeway taking another way; How are the bags?; BRAC bike lanes; Fun and games until it becomes criminal; Reading makes a comeback; Fake placard involved in NYC bomb scare. Keep reading…