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Nearly 9K Stamford students answer district climate survey
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Students in Stamford's schools were asked to fill out a survey designed to judge school climate, with about 73 percent responding. Christian Abraham
STAMFORD — A recently released districtwide survey found that Stamford's middle schools made the most progress in improving school climate and students' sense of belonging.
In those schools, students reported an improved environment, more rigorous expectations from their teachers and a greater sense of being valued members of the school population. However, even though those schools showed improvement, responses to the survey showed that Stamford middle schools still lag far behind when compared with other schools nationally, ranking in the bottom fifth in categories such as "school climate" and "teacher-student relationships."
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