D.C. Charter Schools Get Mixed Reviews

"I had a tutor every Tuesday. I had a mentor who taught me everything I know almost," [Lawrence Chambers] said. "I made some lifelong friends - two of them ate at Morehouse, one's at Virginia State. It was a great day when we graduated." Chambers came out to ensure that the...

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Published inThe Washington informer Vol. 42; no. 7
Main Author Miller, Amanda S
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Washington, D.C Washington Informer 24.11.2005
Subjects
Activism
Charter schools
Poverty
School boards
Washington DC
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Summary:"I had a tutor every Tuesday. I had a mentor who taught me everything I know almost," [Lawrence Chambers] said. "I made some lifelong friends - two of them ate at Morehouse, one's at Virginia State. It was a great day when we graduated." Chambers came out to ensure that the school board recognized the good work charter schools are doing to enable students to avoid low expectations and poverty. "When I got to Thurgood Marshall Academy they taught me like I riever knew I could learn," he said. "It was a family," he added. Emily Washington, a Ward 8 resident and a youth activist, was vocal about the lack of accountability in charter schools. "I think it takes a lot of skill, a lot of compassion and a lot of expertise," she said. "This is nothing to play with. Some of these folks don't know what they'te doing. They'll hire anybody off the street," said Washington.
ISSN:0741-9414