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[Name] Jill Fritz [Description] Keeping students actively engaged in the classroom is a challenge for any educator. For an economically disadvantaged school like Rutledge H. Pearson Elementary in Jacksonville, Florida, the odds seemed almost insurmountable. Five years ago, more than 50 percent of students at the school were unable to read at their grade level. Rutledge Pearson had the distinction of being the worst performing school in the entire state and consistently received an “F” or “D” rating on Florida’s Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) for several years. The school has made an incredible turnaround to become an “A” rated school through the hard work of a community to elevate its youth to succeed. [Title] 
Ready to Learn: Sustaining Student Engagement and Classroom Performance
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