Cheyanne used to hate school. She missed most of her freshman and sophomore years and was ready to give up... until something shifted. 

In the rural school district of Jewell, Oregon, with just over 100 students, educators, families and students came together to rebuild what school could be. In the course of one school year, attendance skyrocketed by 25 percentage points. In real numbers, that means about 30 more students from Jewell’s class of 115 were coming to school nearly every day.

Northwest Regional ESD’s Whitney Wagner tells the story of how one community learned that showing up starts with feeling seen.

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