[AAACE-NLA] "Why AP and IB Schools Soar"--5/22/07, Washington Post

[Andrea Wilder]

No, I didn't attach.  I think--am not sure--that the Washington Post 
articles are available free for a week.

Andrea

On May 22, 2007, at 6:56 PM, Alicia Pantoja wrote:

> andrea, did you attach the article?
>
> On 5/22/07, Andrea Wilder <andreawilder at comcast.net> wrote: If you 
> were wondering whether or not any schools could teach any kids
>> anything at all, your questions will be answered here, just a 
>> wonderful
>> article.
>>
>> The Preuss School...."is the only public school in America that admits
>> only the children of low-income parents who have not graduated from
>> college and requires all of those students to take several Advanced
>> Placement courses before they can get their diplomas."
>>
>> I have no idea if this is too heartwarming to be true, but it does 
>> seem
>> to show that TEACHING MATTERS.
>>
>> Andrea
>>
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