Oakland school closes achievement gap
| Jan 25, 2011
"In public education, closing the 'achievement gap' between students who are poor and middle class, black and white, English learners and native speakers has become a common goal--and a ubiquitous buzzword," writes Katy Murphy on The Oakland Tribune website.
"But Oakland's Manzanita SEED Elementary School is doing it," Murphy adds. "And it's doing it more swiftly than almost every other school in the state, by the federal government's calculations." To learn more about the school’s achievement, read the full article.