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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The whole thing sounds like a giant social experiment. One that will cost a lot, and not just in dollars   We keep hearing how this will benefit low-income students, and close the opportunity gap. They've been trying things to close the opportunity gap for decades, and nothing has worked. While I do support programs to help close the opportunity gap, I believe our Title One schools and Focus schools, already have extra money, smaller class size and extra programs, what will it do for everyone else?  Will it help them to rise, or bring them down?  Show me the data please![/quote]

I’ve worked in k-12 philanthropy and now policy think tank.
Even gates foundation is far from cutting edge.

To date the only thing we have seen be effective at increasing academic performance, lowering truancy, reducing behavior issues, and minimizing possible effects of possible teacher/admin racial biases has been parochial school programs like KIPP, Seton, etc. Also study the ones in England inundated with refugees.

The students wear uniforms, teachers hold the same high bar for everyone, two teachers per class for Pk-2, differentiation and pullout groups for grades 2+,  discipline for breaking serious class rules, some higher order or religious tenets instilled.

If I were a poor Hispanic or poor black I would seek this out. Or if I were an activist or social worker I would advise this and seek this out. The public school arena, particular a large county run one, will not be effective to its various segments.

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Yes.. like this:

https://abc7.com/education/all-boys-watts-high-school-has-100-percent-college-acceptance/777375/

[quote] According to administrators, all of the students at Verbum Dai have low income and are academically behind one to two years when they arrive. [/quote][/quote]

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