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Direct linkVan Pelt, John; Poparad, Mary Ann – School Administrator, 2006
Throughout the 1980s and early '90s, school leaders in Waterloo faced a gloomy horizon. Economic hardships, including declines in property values and rising unemployment, resulted in decreasing school enrollment and limited financial resources. By 1995, the district had accumulated several million dollars of debt. From 1995 to 2005, the student…
Descriptors: Minority Group Children, Reading Programs, Reading Skills, Reading Achievement
