Dec
30
2008
Model for School Reform
Posted by VACAP Archives at 4:09 PM Press Releases
Chicago School Reform Could Be a U.S. Model
By Maria Glod
CHICAGO -- At Cameron Elementary School west of downtown, most kids don't know the alphabet when they start kindergarten, nearly all are poor, and one was jumped by a gang recently, just off campus. But the school this year posted its highest reading and math scores ever -- a feat that earned cash...