What can be done about limited chances even solid students face

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Liz Willen Dear reader,

There is a population of students who face some of the longest odds getting through high school and college. They too often attend inadequate, underfunded schools, in communities with high poverty rates, and are routinely left out of the national education conversation. No wonder their academic success rates are among the lowest in the United States.

I’m talking about Native American students, whose educational pathways ([link removed]) we’re increasingly covering here at The Hechinger Report. Last week, I wrote about a new book ([link removed]) that, through one high school basketball season, tells a story of the limited choices and chances even star players and solid students face after leaving the Navajo reservation. Last week we also looked at the topic of higher education access in Louisiana, where we found ([link removed]) that high performing middle-class and even affluent students are getting a financial leg up, while poorer students struggle.

We’d love to hear your ideas for ensuring more students get a fair shot at college. Reply to this email to send us your thoughts.

Liz Willen, Editor
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Main Idea


** How one Navajo Nation high school is trying to help students see a future that includes college ([link removed])
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In a new book on "rez ball," columnist Michael Powell explores the lives of Navajo high schoolers on and off the court.
Reading List


** STUDENT VOICE: Building things made my education feel relevant ([link removed])
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My turnaround started as I was finishing eighth grade. Two things I knew at that point: I wasn’t great at tests, and I loved technology. With that in mind, my father and I looked at a list of schools. His approach was very simple: We’d focus on ones featuring the word “tech.”



** COLUMN: As Republicans stress political fiction over facts, students’ math and reading scores fall ([link removed])
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Gaps between the highest- and lowest-achieving students in most states have widened, and disparities among racial, ethnic and socioeconomic groups have grown.


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More students are leaving college without a degree ([link removed])
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More future jobs will require a college degree, yet more students are dropping out with no credential.



** OPINION: Let’s make the FAFSA required for a high-school diploma, to increase college enrollment — and more counselors wouldn’t hurt either ([link removed])
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Easier forms, with more help in completing them, would reduce obstacles in federal student aid applications.
Solutions
"A novel idea for California: requiring students to fill out financial aid forms ([link removed]) ," via Ed Source.

"How can children be taught about death and serious illness? ([link removed]) " via Al Jazeera.

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