November 27, 2018
Improving from a D-grade to an A-grade school in just two years is impressive. Doing it in two languages at a Title I school? Incredible. In Grand Prairie, Texas, an effective dual-language program is doing just that, while opening doors […]
October 3, 2018
Life aboard a centuries-old pirate ship? Helping solve a crime that has a town on pins and needles? Exploring a dense jungle with dinosaurs roaming all around? It’s no secret that when students get to choose their own books, they […]
September 10, 2018
While demographics matter, they don’t always predict a school’s performance. For example, take one school that serves a community where the median income approaches $90,0001, creating a strong tax base that bolsters education. The other school, just a few hundred […]
May 31, 2018
It has all the makings of a classic hoops tale—bracket predictions, fierce competition, and a trash-talking title run from a Cinderella team. But in this tale, the basketballs are books and the hoopsters are a team of pumped-up students at […]