Friday, May 8, 2009

Harlem Children's Zone model produced enourmous gains



OP-ED COLUMNIST
The Harlem Miracle
By DAVID BROOKS
Published: May 8, 2009
An inner-city school eliminated the white-black achievement gap by establishing a rigorous no excuses standard for learning. (Complete Column)
...They found that the Harlem Children’s Zone schools produced “enormous” gains. The typical student entered the charter middle school, Promise Academy, in sixth grade and scored in the 39th percentile among New York City students in math. By the eighth grade, the typical student in the school was in the 74th percentile. The typical student entered the school scoring in the 39th percentile in English Language Arts (verbal ability). By eighth grade, the typical student was in the 53rd percentile..."
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