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  • Denby High School
  • Detroit, MI
  • Nearly all students from low‑income households

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My students are African American urban students, but other than this one, very loaded distinction they are like all other teenagers. They are excited for graduation and prom and are anxious and nervous for what the future beyond high school will bring. Many are waiting for college and scholarship acceptance letters, some are looking to enter the workforce and military. Many of them don't understand why people expect less of poor, black students and are frustrated by the stigmas that lay in their paths, but are blatantly aware of them. My school is a reformed public school that was taken over by the state 3 years ago due to low test scores. The state has not offered the students much of a better option, as a politicized battle continued to ravage the schools and deplete funding for anything educational. Teachers don't have copy machines or resources like pens, pencils, and textbooks; students do not have access to computers with printers and no one has access to a campus library.

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My students are African American urban students, but other than this one, very loaded distinction they are like all other teenagers. They are excited for graduation and prom and are anxious and nervous for what the future beyond high school will bring. Many are waiting for college and scholarship acceptance letters, some are looking to enter the workforce and military. Many of them don't understand why people expect less of poor, black students and are frustrated by the stigmas that lay in their paths, but are blatantly aware of them. My school is a reformed public school that was taken over by the state 3 years ago due to low test scores. The state has not offered the students much of a better option, as a politicized battle continued to ravage the schools and deplete funding for anything educational. Teachers don't have copy machines or resources like pens, pencils, and textbooks; students do not have access to computers with printers and no one has access to a campus library.

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