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The Importance Of Education In Low Income Schools
After reading this article, I felt very sympathetic knowing that these types of issues occur every day in the classrooms of many school districts. I learned that many students in low income schools do not have many opportunities in becoming successful or furthering their education due to the low resources that their schools provide for them and their teachers. I also learned that each student has the right to equal education no matter whether they are an English learner, have a disability, come from a low income family, from a minority group, or is an immigrant student. This has informed me as a pre-service teacher because it has given me a glimpse of how difficult it can be for many students who struggle academically because of lack of teaching,
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