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Tagged: Young Women's College Prep Charter School

Education
5:58 pm
Thu September 27, 2012

Local Charter Focuses on Literacy to Prevent Future HS Dropouts

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A new charter school in Rochester is working to improve literacy skills in an effort to prevent students from dropping out. The Young Women’s College Prep Charter School places a special emphasis on literacy in its curriculum.

Laura Rebell-Gross is the Co-Founder and President of the all-girls charter. She says the most recent statistics from the National Center for Education Statistics show only 24% of students in the United States perform at a proficient rate in reading, math and science literacy.

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