11: The Outlier

There’s a school district in eastern Ohio where virtually all the students become good readers by the time they finish third grade. Many of the wealthiest places in the country can’t even say that. And Steubenville is a Rust Belt town where the state considers almost all the students “economically disadvantaged.” How did they do it? Explore: Steubenville, by the numbers  Read: Transcript of this episode  Book: Districts that Succeed  Book: How It's Being Done  Podcast: ExtraOrdinary Districts  Watch: The story behind Sold a Story Organize: Sold a Story discussion guides Support: Donate to APM Reports  Email us: soldastory@apmreports.org   More: soldastory.org  Dive deeper into Sold a Story with a multi-part email series from host Emily Hanford. We’ll also keep you up to date on new episodes. Sign up at soldastory.org/extracredit.