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Liz Willen Dear reader,

A coal mining town in Kentucky, the blueberry and tomato fields of rural North Carolina, a Louisiana parish scarred by the legacy of slavery and Jim Crow. What do these places have in common?

The answer, revealed in a new Hechinger series ([link removed]) , is that each has high numbers of adults without a high school credential. School officials and families in these communities face many obstacles as they carve pathways to better education and middle-class life.

Race, poverty and segregation continue to play a role in leaving many of these students behind. But small victories they count along their educational journey – and the school leaders pushing for new solutions – make for fascinating reading. What does progress look like and how can we learn from it? As always, we’d love to hear what you think.

Liz Willen, Editor

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** Out of the fields: In a North Carolina county where few Latino parents have diplomas, their kids are aiming for college ([link removed])
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Latinos have some of the lowest education levels in the country, but poverty and immigration fears aren’t holding back some students and schools trying to break the cycle. (En español: Desde el campo: En un condado de Carolina del Norte donde pocos padres latinos tienen diplomas, sus hijos van en busca de una educación universitaria ([link removed]) .)


** Hope in coal country: Parents without diplomas keep their kids in school ([link removed])
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In a Kentucky county where coal once reigned, a principal tries to map a future for students that won’t take them away from home.


** Progress in the Deep South: Black students combat segregation, poverty and dwindling school funding ([link removed])
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In a parish with one of the lowest rates of black high school graduates in the nation, a community tries to raise graduation rates.


** The secret to a successful Head Start program ([link removed])
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“Leading by Exemplar,” a series of reports and case studies by the nonprofit Bellwether Education Partners, identified five of the most successful Head Start programs in the country, as defined by long-term data on post-kindergarten outcomes.


** Impact funds pour money into ed tech businesses ([link removed])
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There are more dollars to fund education technology, such as computer-generated lessons tailored for each student, and online learning.
Solutions
* "The promise of dual language education ([link removed]) ," via New Mexico In Depth
* "Perfectly good food was going in the trash, so an Indiana school turned it into take-home meals for hungry kids ([link removed]) ," via CNN

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