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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2014/10/a-creative-way-to-educate-low-income-students/381461/

Background on Cristo Rey schools and their mission to break the cycle of poverty.

A friend is affiliated with one in Los Angeles, and the outcomes are nothing short of amazing. Everyone gets up to grade level or higher (most students start several years below grade levels), everyone graduates, everyone goes to college, and everyone is ultimately employed.

If you went to private school, you understand the difference between private and public when it comes to structure, discipline, and philosophy.

The biggest thing these schools accomplish is preventing kids from getting involved with drugs or crime. Once a kid sets down the wrong path, it's nearly impossible to succeed.

If we learned anything from Mark Zuckerberg's failed school experiment in Newark, it's that fancy buildings with fancy technology and fancy pants teachers aren't the solution. Closing the achievement gap entails kicking it old school: setting expectations, demanding excellence, and an all hands on deck approach to equipping students to succeed. We don't need Prometheun boards and chrome books. We need a better curriculum, structure, discipline, smaller class sizes, and more resources. [/quote]

Exactly. Common sense. What you described is a typical private school environment.  [/quote]

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