The Harlem Miracle

Been a bit busy with the day job and teaching two university classes this week. But I wanted to pass along an excellent column by David Brooks that profiles a Harlem charter school that actually succeeded in closing the achievement gap.
Education is one of those areas where everyone has an opinion, and most of them are dumb. Everyone whines about schools failing, but few offer tangible solutions or can point to success stories. There are no easy fixes, but this column gives a much-needed example of changing the system. You can read it here.