Sold a Story

11: The Outlier


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There’s a school district in eastern Ohio where virtually all the students become good readers by the time they finish third grade. Many of the wealthiest places in the country can’t even say that. And Steubenville is a Rust Belt town where the state considers almost all the students “economically disadvantaged.” How did they do it?


Explore: Steubenville, by the numbers 
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Book: Districts that Succeed 
Book: How It's Being Done 
Podcast: ExtraOrdinary Districts 


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