FOR YOUR READING FROM U.S.D.E. (GREAT ARTICLE - Kudos, Mr. Andrade-Duncan)!
Many charter schools focused on turnaround schools in large, urban districts utilize boot camp-like structures for beating standardized tests, but the Roses in Concrete Community School (Oakland, Calif.) is getting back to the love of learning. The founder of the school, Jeff Duncan-Andrade, is determined to expose his mostly black and Latino students to art, dual-language, athletics, and culturally relevant curriculum to give them the same experiences that their more affluent counterparts are receiving at private schools. With only two years under their belt, students at the school are showing real progress and are hungry for more success (Felton, Hechingerreport.org).
Read and learn more HERE!:
http://hechingerreport.org/should-an-urban... http://hechingerreport.org/should-an-urban...
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Monday, December 12th 2016 at 9:27AM
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