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Nehemiah

We met Nehemiah while touring an ACE private partner school one day when we heard a tiny voice saying, “Hi, how are you?” His principal says this four-year-old is extremely bright. “Last year in Pre-K, Nehemiah was already reading and will go right to first grade next fall.

“Our students are high-risk by anyone’s definition,” continues the principal “yet because of our early reading skills program, our kindergarteners are reading at a higher level than 50% of first graders across our nation.”

In addition to rigorous academic preparation, this private school is able to provide major doses of love and consistently provides its kids with what they need to overcome both their social and academic deficiencies.

Even with the ACE scholarship that covers half the tuition, “Nehemiah’s dad has great difficulty managing the rest of the tuition,” the principal told us. “But this school is a perfect fit for Nehemiah and I always feel grateful when I hear that little voice outside my office.”