Nearly all students from low‑income households
Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education.
The 2017-18 will be my seventh year as a second grade teacher. I teach at a Title I school where approximately 81% of the student population comes from a low socioeconomic home. About 70% of our students live in homes with non-English speaking parents and; as a result, have little to no educational support. We also have many students coming to our school who have never attended school in their native countries.
Unfortunately, the town has been directly impacted by Hurricane Irma. The eye of the storm passed directly over at school and the neighboring communities which is where our students live. Families and the students in our school already faced challenges before the storm. Now, when many of them lost almost everything it is crucial for students to have the necessary tools they need to succeed.
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The 2017-18 will be my seventh year as a second grade teacher. I teach at a Title I school where approximately 81% of the student population comes from a low socioeconomic home. About 70% of our students live in homes with non-English speaking parents and; as a result, have little to no educational support. We also have many students coming to our school who have never attended school in their native countries.
Unfortunately, the town has been directly impacted by Hurricane Irma. The eye of the storm passed directly over at school and the neighboring communities which is where our students live. Families and the students in our school already faced challenges before the storm. Now, when many of them lost almost everything it is crucial for students to have the necessary tools they need to succeed.