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A school once known for gang activity is now sending kids to college

The Hechinger Report

Ocon, who had been at the school since 2005, became convinced that the source of the dismal performance numbers was not the kids but a hidebound curriculum that was simply not working to their benefit. Calendar-driven midterm and final exams are jettisoned in favor of ongoing assessments. We call them ‘benchmarks’.”

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