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  • The College Academy
  • New York, NY
  • 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. Learn more

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If I've learned anything about students from my experiences teaching in the U.S. and abroad, kids are kids everywhere. They're funny, energetic, inquisitive, and motivated, and my students are no different. They're passionate about their goals and very focused on achieving them. However, my students do have some challenges many students in the U.S. don't have when they grow up. To begin with, a large portion of my students come from homes where English is not the primary language. While being bilingual does provide students with an excellent and marketable skill set, over 80% of my students enter high school reading below grade level, and many need more support in developing their English language skills in order to graduate and be successful in college. This combined with the fact that 89% of students qualify for free lunch helps to show why many of our students need additional resources in order to be successful in school and achieve the goals they've set for their lives.

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If I've learned anything about students from my experiences teaching in the U.S. and abroad, kids are kids everywhere. They're funny, energetic, inquisitive, and motivated, and my students are no different. They're passionate about their goals and very focused on achieving them. However, my students do have some challenges many students in the U.S. don't have when they grow up. To begin with, a large portion of my students come from homes where English is not the primary language. While being bilingual does provide students with an excellent and marketable skill set, over 80% of my students enter high school reading below grade level, and many need more support in developing their English language skills in order to graduate and be successful in college. This combined with the fact that 89% of students qualify for free lunch helps to show why many of our students need additional resources in order to be successful in school and achieve the goals they've set for their lives.

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