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Huff hired nine new trauma counselors, who set up “weather school,” in which meteorologists gave presentations to assuage students’ anxieties. 1.000

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Simplified: Superintendent C.J. Huff hired nine new trauma counselors who then established a "weather school" featuring presentations by meteorologists.

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3 weeks ago
About 65 percent of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch; 1.000

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ education , demographics , economics

Simplified: About 65% of Joplin students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch at the time of the tornado.

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3 weeks ago
He dispatched more than 50 Joplin administrators and teachers to fly around the nation to visit institutions whose design and philosophies might be an inspiration, from vanguard charter schools to App... 1.000

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Simplified: C.J. Huff sent over 50 Joplin administrators and teachers to visit institutions nationwide, including Apple's campus, for rebuilding inspiration.

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3 weeks ago
“We will rebuild better than before,” he promised the community in an open letter. 1.000

👤 C.J. Huff 📋 News Article 🏷️ disaster_response , education

Simplified: C.J. Huff promised the Joplin community "We will rebuild better than before" in an open letter.

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3 weeks ago
when Huff became superintendent three years earlier, the district had among the lowest high-school graduation rates in Missouri. 1.000

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ education , statistics

Simplified: When C.J. Huff became superintendent, the Joplin school district had one of the lowest high school graduation rates in Missouri.

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3 weeks ago
The United Arab Emirates gave a million dollars to buy a laptop for every child, to replace the ruined textbooks. 1.000

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Simplified: The United Arab Emirates donated $1 million to buy a laptop for every child in Joplin schools.

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3 weeks ago
Barry Manilow donated more than $300,000 worth of instruments to Joplin’s school music programs. 1.000

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Simplified: Barry Manilow donated over $300,000 in instruments to Joplin's school music programs.

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3 weeks ago
For the temporary high school, he negotiated to use a shuttered big-box store inside a shopping mall. 1.000

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Simplified: C.J. Huff negotiated the use of a closed big-box store in a shopping mall as a temporary high school.

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3 weeks ago
The heavily damaged East Middle School was relocated to an industrial building on the far edge of Joplin, with no windows and a gravel floor. 1.000

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Simplified: East Middle School was temporarily relocated to an industrial building on Joplin's edge that had no windows and a gravel floor.

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3 weeks ago
A Department of Education administrator said there could be up to 150 student suicides. 1.000

👤 Department of Education administrator 📋 News Article 🏷️ disaster_response , education , health

Simplified: A Department of Education administrator warned there could be up to 150 student suicides in Joplin after the tornado.

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3 weeks ago
The wrestling team met in a fireworks store, emptied after the Fourth of July. 1.000

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Simplified: The Joplin school district's wrestling team held meetings in a fireworks store that was empty after the Fourth of July.

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3 weeks ago
“We looked for our kids for a whole week,” Sachetta, the former high school principal, who is now Joplin’s superintendent, recalled. 1.000

👤 Sachetta 📋 News Article 🏷️ disaster_response , education

Simplified: Sachetta, now Joplin's superintendent, recalled that staff searched for missing students for a full week after the tornado.

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3 weeks ago