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  • Orchard Gardens K-8 School
  • Roxbury, MA
  • More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

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There's something happening in urban education. I teach 8th grade English at Orchard Gardens Pilot School, a turnaround school in Roxbury (Boston) among the lowest performing in Massachusetts. I am part of a brand new team of teachers brought in from around Boston and the country to turn the school around. We are on a mission to provide a high quality education to the students from low-income communities that attend our school. Less than 20% of the students were Proficient in English/Language Arts during the 2009-2010 school year; I am on a mission to change that.

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There's something happening in urban education. I teach 8th grade English at Orchard Gardens Pilot School, a turnaround school in Roxbury (Boston) among the lowest performing in Massachusetts. I am part of a brand new team of teachers brought in from around Boston and the country to turn the school around. We are on a mission to provide a high quality education to the students from low-income communities that attend our school. Less than 20% of the students were Proficient in English/Language Arts during the 2009-2010 school year; I am on a mission to change that.

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