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  • Marie Reed Elementary School
  • Washington, DC
  • More than a third 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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I am a special education teacher in DC. I work in the general education classrooms and I also pull students out into my own classroom. When they are in my room for pull out services, I have students do work all around my room and currently need a rug to help give another work space. I need a rug for my room. My students do individual work spread through out my room and I would like to give them the opportunity to have another area to work in. This rug would help students have a new space to do work in.

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I am a special education teacher in DC. I work in the general education classrooms and I also pull students out into my own classroom. When they are in my room for pull out services, I have students do work all around my room and currently need a rug to help give another work space. I need a rug for my room. My students do individual work spread through out my room and I would like to give them the opportunity to have another area to work in. This rug would help students have a new space to do work in.

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