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[quote=Anonymous]There are several schools in Texas near the Rio Grande where the URM kids are outscoring the wealthy white kids in the rest of Texas. The school is predominantly poor too so it isn't that the presence of white kids is miraculously raising up the poor minority kids. There are no data games or diversions.

The biggest difference seems to be the leadership which is laser focused on embracing and helping these kids succeed in the school. It isn't managed from above in a central office. The principals are not bureaucrats hired based on their connection to someone in the central office. What is interesting is that MCPS has many of the types of program that the Rio Grande schools use to raise performance but the difference is that the Rio Grande schools actually execute the programs. MCPS announces something on twitter and then fails to re-allocate resources into the schools to carry it out. In Rio Grande they put the resources into the schools to carry out the programs.

You can address the achievement gap but you can't do it with twitter and drive by trainings while all the resources sit in a central office. Put the resources into the poor schools. Hire principals with energy who are capable and care about the students not just keeping their job. Let teachers teach. Engage the community in meaningful not fake ways. [/quote]

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