(National Education Policy Center)ReporterFive years ago I began spotlighting the winners of an annual project called “Schools of Opportunity,” which recognizes high schools that work to close opportunity gaps by creating learning environments that reach every student. The Schools of Opportunity project started in 2014 as a pilot in New York and Colorado, and went national in 2015-16. In the following piece, Kevin Welner, one of the founders of Schools of Opportunity, explains what it’s all about and briefly describes the schools that won the latest cycle. Instead, these Schools of Opportunity deserve recognition because they use evidence-based approaches that close opportunity gaps. NEPC evaluates nominated Schools of Opportunity on 10 criteria, with each school choosing six to address in the application.

Source: Washington Post May 20, 2019 16:07 UTC