Via NPR:
At 7:30 a.m. Monday through Friday, you'll find Mark Gaither standing on Gough Street in southeast Baltimore. He's outside Wolfe Street Academy, the neighborhood elementary school where he's the principal.
Gaither has a huge umbrella in case it rains, and thick gloves for when it snows. He's here each morning to greet students and families as they come to school — which should make for at least 225 "good mornings."
This daily greeting is one part of the school's strategy to fix chronic absence and turn around what was once a failing school...Listen to the Story
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Gaither has a huge umbrella in case it rains, and thick gloves for when it snows. He's here each morning to greet students and families as they come to school — which should make for at least 225 "good mornings."
This daily greeting is one part of the school's strategy to fix chronic absence and turn around what was once a failing school...Listen to the Story
Morning Edition
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