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From Cutting Class to College Grads: Stanton's Revolution
clary estes
Feb 10, 2017
There was a time at Stanton Elementary, a school nestled in Washington DC's Anacostia neighborhood, where the teachers were afraid to go to class. The school's limited resources and lack of support fueled a dejected attitude among the students, many of whom had difficult backgrounds and no healthy outlets to express their emotions. Some teachers even reported being kicked or punched in the halls, citing an overall culture of negativity and despair. As one administrator put it, "There was a sense that if you went here, you were coming because you could go nowhere else."...
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