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His class attendance went from 40% to 93%. Because of a garden? (repost from education) [View all]
The students grow food (30,000 pounds of it to date), and they create sustainable gardens on roofs and in classrooms all over New York (creating jobs for some of the teens in the program). The kids have significantly increased their academic achievement.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/112410818
https://www.upworthy.com/his-class-attendance-went-from-40-to-93-because-of-a-garden
can't say i'm surprised that attendance and scores went up
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