Not exact matches
«That
's the first time they looked at pre - and post-test data for the summer and found, «Oh, this
is a
huge problem for our kids and it reflects an achievement gap that we know exists,»» a city
staff member recalled.
When the idea of charter schools came along — public schools that would 1) run themselves independently of the bureaucracies that
were /
are a
huge part of the
problem, 2) would get to hire their own
staff members ensuring «fit» with the school, AND 3) would
be held accountable for results in educating students — many amazing people stood up and said they would create and run great public schools where they
were needed the most.
The play area
was a godsend in helping keep the boys at bay while we took our test drives, and the
staff was helpful with the boys and never made us feel that we needed to leave because the boys
were a
problem (
huge point to make, since we would have left immediately if it seemed like we couldn't manage the boys and
being thoughtful about this
huge decision for us).