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Duffy, Helen; Darwin, Marlene – College and Career Readiness and Success Center, 2013
Current federal policy and the broader national agenda focus on education as an integral element of a strong and competitive United States economy, and a well-educated workforce is essential to economic growth. To help build this workforce, state education agencies, local education agencies, and schools need to develop comprehensive approaches to…
Descriptors: Career Readiness, College Readiness, School Districts, Urban Schools
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Simons, Kate Anderson; Curtis, Patrick A. – Young Children, 2007
The average public school serving children who are economically disadvantaged cannot afford to provide the above-average education that many of these children need to achieve at the same levels as their more advantaged peers. It becomes necessary for schools to ask, "Who else has the resources to help children succeed?" Because of these…
Descriptors: Economically Disadvantaged, Minority Groups, Community Schools, Charter Schools