The forgotten students****
Los Angeles County middle school students are the forgotten generation, according to a study released Thursday by United Way that found 400,000 students in seventh through ninth grades are among the most vulnerable in a system that is under-funded and lacks qualified teachers.Daily News.
"It was surprising to us to find that 70 percent of middle schools are failing," said Elise Buik, president and CEO of United Way, Los Angeles.
"Up until this study, most of the attention is paid (to) elementary schools and high schools. There has been little done in the way of middle schools.
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