Students in high poverty schools are often given high marks for work that would be middling at best in affluent schools
Students Of ColorHigh Schools with high-level math courses
African American studentsUnderplaced into 8th grade algebra, even when their past math performance strongly suggests they are ready
African American and Latino high school graduatesHalf a likely to have access to a rigorous curriculum
High minority and high poverty schools have more out of field teachers
And some studies suggest that our high poverty/high minority schools simply have fewer of the most effective and fewer of the least effective.
We see that African American, Latino, and Native American Students are less likely to graduate from high school or get a GED, less likely to get at least some college, and dramatically less likely to obtain a bachelor’s degree
Excellent Mental Heath or Emotional Well Being
Less educated citizens have higher rates of mortality and chronic disease
The more educated, the more trust held for others
The more educated, the more likely to actively participate in democraticgovernance
More educated, more likely to volunteer
More educated, more likely to give blood
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If black kids and poor kids can’t learn, why are the kids at George Hall lapping black and poor kids in the state—in reading and math
And why are the black students at George hall—in fantastic numbers—reaching the highest benchmakr within their state’s performance system?And lest you think this might be a boutique school that cremed elite students from others
If those poverty is destiny, how is it that all of the poor latino students at Morningside are performing at the highest levels
And why is it that way more of them are performing at the highest levels of the Texas performan
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Shows the percentage of students graduating on time with a Regents diploma, a local diploma, or a Regents diploma with advanced designationLocal diploma: passed 5 Regents exams with a score of 55 or aboveRegents diploma: passed 5 Regents with a score of 65 or aboveRegents exam with advanced designation: earned 22 units of course credit; passed 7-9 Regents exams at a score of 65 or above; and took advanced course sequences in CTE, the arts, or a language other than English.
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When the school is outperforming an accountability system shooting for meeting standards,These schools move the bar higher . . . Because they know it is what is right for kids.
And in these high performing high schools, there is an intensive effort focused not simply on the hear and now, but on the world AFTER high school
Note: This is the percentage of students who graduate, on time, with a Regents Diploma WITH ADVANCED DESIGNATION. To earn this diploma, students need to earn 22 units of course credit; pass 7-9 Regents exams at a score of 65 or above; and take advanced course sequences in CTE, the arts, or a language other than English. A Regents diploma alone indicates just that a student has passed 5 Regents exams with a score of 65 of above.
TRANSITION FORWARD: And from research on those students who don’t just graduate and enroll in college, but those who preserve and excel . . . .
College Prep and
A mountain of recent research has confirmed what seemed intuitively right to many of us. That good teachers can have a huge impact on the learning of students. We’ve also learned that when we give students the best teachers for multiple years, they sore.
And when we give students ineffective teachers for consecutive years, the impact is catastrophic.
Let me leave you with this quote that comes from a principal from one of the schools we study. It is not an isolated sentiment. It comes through from all of these schools.