"Schools of Hope" is 10 Years Old: 3rd Grade Reading Scores

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During its 10 years, the project has been making a difference to local children, WISC-TV reported.

Since then, the achievement gap has narrowed between students of color and white students who complete algebra by the 10th grade.

At Friday's Schools of Hope Annual Meeting, the group declared their first goal of closing the gap in third grade reading scores closed. This is something that hasn't been achieved anywhere else in the country.

Ruth Robarts posts a different perspective and notes that while there has been real progress, the gap has not in fact been closed: "For example, African American third graders scoring proficient or advance has risen from 41% in 1998 to 69% in 2004. Nonetheless, there are significant differences between the percentages of students in subgroups who score proficient or advanced and those who score basic or minimal." Joanne Jacobs links to two Education Trust reports that describe a "culture of excellence" for high school curriculum.

UPDATE: Sandy Cullen has more on Schools of Hope

Posted by Jim Zellmer at December 9, 2005 10:29 PM
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