More than half of students from low鈥慽ncome households
Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education.
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These books represent the voices of those that have gone unheard for far too long. When the voices of people of color are silenced or ignored, young readers are robbed of the full diversity of our world, which constrict their minds to one narrow course. Many of my students are students of color, and these books serve as both validation and inspiration. These authors scream, 鈥渕y story is important too鈥! As an English teacher, I know that what our students read help form what they think and, eventually, who they become.
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These books represent the voices of those that have gone unheard for far too long. When the voices of people of color are silenced or ignored, young readers are robbed of the full diversity of our world, which constrict their minds to one narrow course. Many of my students are students of color, and these books serve as both validation and inspiration. These authors scream, 鈥渕y story is important too鈥! As an English teacher, I know that what our students read help form what they think and, eventually, who they become.