Education reform, for some of us, is full of tough calls. And for some of us, there can be particular agony in the gray area where race, poverty and both types of accountability – parental choice and regulatory – intersect. Last week, the school board in Pinellas County, Fla., voted[Read More…]
Tag: charter schools and achievement gap
Here’s why this charter school thrives
Editor’s note: Kelly Garcia, who is interning this summer with Step Up For Students, began teaching middle school last year in the Hillsborough school district. One of my favorite responsibilities as a teacher at the YES Prep West charter school in Houston was the requirement to take small groups of[Read More…]