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High-Poverty Schools Beat Odds
Students at West Lumberton Elementary in Robeson County and Cedar Grove Elementary in Nash County are making extraordinary progress in academic achievement despite the fact that most qualify for the federal nutrition-assistance lunch program. Teacher say the advances are not rooted in greater funding, additional administrators, or trendy theories. They cite small-group tutoring, academic incentives, discipline, character education and partnerships with community organizations such as the Kiwanis Club and area churches as reasons for student success.