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  2. Four square writing method - Wikipedia

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    [5] Kingsley Elementary School in Kingsport, Tennessee also tested the four square writing method. After teaching students using the method, the students' writing scores increased by 49 percentage points in the first year. The same students used it again the next year, and their scores went up an additional nine percentage points. [6]

  3. East L.A. walkouts - Wikipedia

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    On March 6, 1968, Castro entered Lincoln High School pretending to be applying for a teaching position. She quickly bombarded the school principal with questions to distract him while organizers entered the school. [16] Other organizers entered to convince students to leave the campus.

  4. Study skills - Wikipedia

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    Study skills are generally critical to success in school, [4] considered essential for acquiring good grades, and useful for learning throughout one's life.While often left up to the student and their support network, study skills are increasingly taught at the high school and university level.

  5. Racial achievement gap in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The racial achievement gap in the United States refers to disparities in educational achievement between differing ethnic/racial groups. [1] It manifests itself in a variety of ways: African-American and Hispanic students are more likely to earn lower grades, score lower on standardized tests, drop out of high school, and they are less likely to enter and complete college than whites, while ...

  6. Achievement gaps in the United States - Wikipedia

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    High instances of dropping out prevent LGBT students from pursuing higher education. Because most studies focus on students enrolled in school and it is hard to find a sample of student youth out of school, an accurate count of LGBT youth who have dropped out of school is hard to obtain. [53]

  7. Quiz bowl - Wikipedia

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    Reach for the Top and SchoolReach – a long-lasting Canadian high school competition, formerly nationally broadcast on the CBC; Schools' Challenge – a U.K. high school tournament; University Challenge – a British television quiz programme featuring university students; Science Bowl – a U.S. high school and middle school tournament ...

  8. Student voice - Wikipedia

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    A powerful example of student voice in school improvement comes from the 2006 student protests in Chile. Throughout the spring of that year, public high school students from across the country began a series of protests, school takeovers, and negotiations designed to bolster support for public education improvement.

  9. School counselor - Wikipedia

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    A school counselor is a certified/licensed professional that provides academic, career, college readiness, and social-emotional support for all students. There are school counselor positions within each level of schooling (elementary, middle, high, and college).