The drive in modern school reform to severely disrupt traditional public education is underpinned by the notion that educators in traditional public schools in high-poverty areas don’t know what they are doing. No doubt, some of them don’t, but many do, and in this post, author Karin Chenoweth talks about some that are successful — even if policymakers aren’t interested in finding out how they do it.

Source: Yes, there are high-poverty public schools that operate at a high level. Here’s how they succeed. – The Washington Post