Thursday, October 04, 2007

The School Beat goes on...

Here's a pair of interesting BeyondChron School Beat columns for your reading pleasure:

Closing the Achievement Gap
Clearly something has got to change. But before change must come understanding, and understanding the causes of the achievement gap requires accepting and working through some hard truths about American schools and American society.


How a School Transfer Saved our SFUSD Experience
Enrollment tales for San FranciscoÂ’s public schools are like urban myths. Our family has one that includes the characteristics of a good drama — initial hope, disillusionment, then finally success and a happy ending at our new school — Sunset Elementary.

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