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  • Buford Middle School
  • Charlottesville, VA
  • More than half of students from low‑income households

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We are an urban school in a medium-sized city in Virginia. My students are in grades 7 and 8. We have a good mix of races, cultures, and socioeconomic status within our student body. Our city is a first-stop for many refugees coming to the U.S. As a result, our students speak over 20 languages. The parents of my students are involved and interested in their children's education, but often they do not have a lot of education themselves, or do not speak English, which impedes home-school interaction. My school division is committed to closing the achievement gap, and we've been comparatively successful when looking at surrounding school divisions. We actively search for non-Caucasian students to learn algebra in middle school rather than waiting for high school, and offer these students supports outside of class as needed in order to help them succeed.

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We are an urban school in a medium-sized city in Virginia. My students are in grades 7 and 8. We have a good mix of races, cultures, and socioeconomic status within our student body. Our city is a first-stop for many refugees coming to the U.S. As a result, our students speak over 20 languages. The parents of my students are involved and interested in their children's education, but often they do not have a lot of education themselves, or do not speak English, which impedes home-school interaction. My school division is committed to closing the achievement gap, and we've been comparatively successful when looking at surrounding school divisions. We actively search for non-Caucasian students to learn algebra in middle school rather than waiting for high school, and offer these students supports outside of class as needed in order to help them succeed.

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