YES Prep Public Schools, winner of the 2012 Broad Prize for Public Charter Schools, has an enviable
academic track record: They've
eliminated achievement gaps, achieved a 100 percent graduation rate with all students accepted into 4 - year colleges — plus they partner with local traditional public schools.
On the
academic side, demands issue to
eliminate tracking, dismantle honors classes, dumb down and «diversify» the curriculum, revise or water down the grading system, and lower the bar for AP classes.