The Choice Channel

“Atlanta’s Charles R. Drew Elementary School garners a lot of great press for being a charter school success story, and for good reason, but state data reveal an even more effective but mainstream public school — East Lake Elementary — just down the road. Both schools serve the same low-income community. Nine of 10 children at East Lake Elementary are poor enough to qualify for free or reduced lunches; at nearby Drew, 8 out of 10 qualify, according to state Department of Education data. Yet East Lake was able to get 100 percent of its first-graders meeting or surpassing standards in reading and math in the 2005-2006 state testing.” (04/27/07)