Thursday, January 20, 2011

A "Perfect" Record . . . but no one's smiling.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/20/education/20grades.html?pagewanted=2&nl=nyregion&emc=ura1

"A stunning 94 percent of its seniors graduated, more than 30 points above the citywide average. The school, which has about 500 students from grades 6 through 12, achieved a nearly perfect score in the category of “student progress,” based partly on course credits earned by students.

"'When I interviewed for the school,' said Sam Buchbinder, a history teacher, 'it was made very clear: this is a school that doesn’t believe in anyone failing.'

"That statement was not just an exhortation to excellence. It was school policy."

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