The secret to Wesley Elementary’s success
In the 1990s, a school in a poor, Black neighborhood on the outskirts of Houston garnered national attention for its student achievement. Under the leadership of Principal Thaddeus Lott, Wesley Elementary’s test scores surpassed many schools in wealthy suburbs. The results were so good that people accused Lott of cheating. The district investigated, and it found the test scores were real. The secret to Wesley Elementary’s success wasn’t cheating. It was teaching. Wesley Elementary used a pr
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