A school that works

It was nice to see that my recent email, forwarding the comments about Bronx Prep by the Stanford Dean of Admissions, made it to the editorial page of the NY Daily News.  Gotta love the power of the internet (and a big spam list)!

Bronx Preparatory Charter School is in the South Bronx and serves 540 students who are admitted by lottery. They're from neighborhoods that have more than a fair share of poverty - and they're a case study in what happens when regular kids get an opportunity to excel. They also prove why  opening more publicly funded, privately operated charter schools is  critical.
 
What follows is an e-mail sent by the director of admissions  of Stanford University, one of America's top colleges, to Bronx Prep's leader,  Dr. Samona Tait:

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A school that works ...
Friday, October 19th 2007, 4:00 AM

http://www.nydailynews.com/opinions/2007/10/19/2007-10-19_a_school_that_works_.html

Editorial

Bronx Preparatory Charter School is in the South Bronx and serves 540 students who are admitted by lottery. They're from neighborhoods that have more than a fair share of poverty - and they're a case study in what happens when regular kids get an opportunity to excel. They also prove why opening more publicly funded, privately operated charter schools is critical.