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  • Academic coaches help students finish community college

    Rebecca Griesbach

    April 10, 2023 |

    Associated Press |

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    Response Location: United States, Phenix City, Alabama

    Chattahoochee Valley Community College has academic coaches who reach out to students who are struggling in their classes or are facing barriers that make it difficult to keep up with their studies. They can help students develop study plans, navigate financial aid issues, or connect with resources such as transportation.

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  • Is Alabama district's investment in English learner students, staff a roadmap?

    Rebecca Griesbach

    October 19, 2022 |

    Dallas Morning News |

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    Response Location: United States, Russellville, Alabama

    With an influx of COVID relief money, the Russellville school district began hiring and certifying more local, Spanish-speaking staff to help teach English language learners. Districtwide, the percentage of students who met their language proficiency goals increased from 46% in 2019 to 61% in 2022.

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  • Can this Alabama school beat the clock and help more students read?

    Rebecca Griesbach

    November 10, 2021 |

    AL.com (Alabama Media Group) |

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    Response Location: United States, Dothan, Alabama

    Rehobeth Elementary School provides extra attention from trained educators with experience in literacy instructional methods to help students make up for COVID-19 related reading-level declines. The school-wide intervention provides a core class where students get most of their lessons, smaller groups where students work on specific skills, and some students are identified for outside tutoring as well. The research-based learning materials can also help students with learning disabilities. Rehobeth second graders had improved reading scores by 60 points in one school year.

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