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Curriculum Case Study: How One Rural Tennessee School District With 25 Percent Student Literacy and Nearly a Quarter of Kids Living in Poverty Is Turning the Tide

Third grade students in Mrs. Elizabeth Jones’ class are working together to learn about space exploration, and looking for evidence in the texts, Starry Messenger and Galileo’s Starry Night. (Courtesy of Knowledge Matters Campaign)
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Shawn Kimble is superintendent of Lauderdale County Schools in Tennessee.

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