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February 2006 | Volume 63 | Number 5
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Excessive mobility hurts both students who move and students who remain behind.
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How teachers effectively support children who are homeless or poor.
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Articulate teens speak up about what engages—and irks—them at school.
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A high school makes literacy a pillar of its culture.
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