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Articles: At-Risk

Tough Tactics for Retention

Administrator Profile
Superintendent Jose M. Torres, Illinois School District U-46
Jennifer Elise Chase
District Administration, January 2012
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achievement gap
at-risk
graduation rate
Latinos
low-income

Black Children Still Left Behind

Feature
Educators seek new strategies to address persistent achievement gaps and discrimination against African-American students.
Ed Finkel
District Administration, Nov 2010
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achievement gap
graduation rate
NCLB
reauthorization

Arrests and Federal Reviews Bring Attention to Wake County

News Update
Many fear resegregation will occur in the Wake County (N.C.) Public School System after it changed busing policy.
KeriLee Horan
District Administration, Sep 2010
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at-risk
student achievement

Using Data to Reach Mobile Students

District Profile
Western Heights (Okla.) Public Schools
Kurt Eisele-Dyrli
District Administration, Sep 2010
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at-risk
graduation rate
low-income

The Push for Public Preschool

Feature
More districts are seeing the advantages of school readiness and preparing youngsters for their K12 careers.
Alan Dessoff
District Administration, Jul 2010
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achievement gap

New Study Shows Racially Segregated Schools Not Equal

News Update
A new study reports poor performance of minority students, regardless of race or ethnicity, in schools that have mostly minority students since NCLB implementation.
KeriLee Horan
District Administration, Jul 2010
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achievement gap
at-risk
Latinos
NCLB
student achievement

School Health Has Many Faces

District Profile
Last year, Arkansas gave Springdale (Ark.) Public Schools an award for wide-ranging policies and educational programs that promote the health of students, their families, and school staff.
Mary Johnson Patt
District Administration, Jul 2010
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healthy schools

Reaching Graduation with Credit Recovery

Feature
Districts provide the latest programs to help failing students succeed.
Alan Dessoff
District Administration, Oct 2009
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at-risk
graduation rate
high-risk
student
teacher

The Benefits of Teacher Collaboration

Research Center
Essentials on Education Data and Research Analysis
Carla Thomas McClure
District Administration, Sep 2008
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at-risk
teacher

Interventions for Students with ADHD

Research Center
First understand the condition, then use peer tutoring or reinforcement to help.
Carla Thomas McClure
District Administration, May 2008
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special needs
high-risk
at-risk

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