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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]CHEC is basically a de facto charter school. Bell HS was started as a GED-vocational program for immigrants and refugees from conflict areas in the 80s. Most of the students were older than traditional HS and limited English. It has a nonprofit fundraising arm, privately funded daycare, and that amazing building. Tukeva worked with the students nobody else in DC wanted to deal with. This does not make her a saint. Far from it. But it was always her fiefdom and never really comparable to DCPS schools.

It became CHEC by adding Lincoln Middle School nearby. It was literally a disaster of a building and sorry excuse for an education. It's horrible to think what those kids went through. Our volunteer organization had to leave due for safety reasons.

I don't know all the machinations that went on during CHEC's evolution, but I've heard from staff that it's pretty rough but some families say they feel protected and understood.

It's complicated. But Tukeva's reign has got to end at some point. It might be time to convert it to a charter and call it a day.

Jay Mathews love fest with CHEC AP offering justifies his whole "challenge index". He wouldn't criticize Tukeva (or KIPP or any of his pet projects) if you paid him.[/quote]

ALL STUDNENTS TAKE AP, that includes the ones who don't speak English. Sadly, they should be learning English by taking ESL classes, yes the school looks good on paper but in reality it is not great. Used to have a lot of gang issues but it is also strict, doesn't teach ESL and believes it is the teachers' fault when students fail, students don't get the remedial help they need. [/quote]

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