Do Charter Schools Widen Race and Class Divide?
New America Media / Chico News and Review, News Report, Leslie Layton, Posted: Oct 07, 2010
CHICO, Calif. — Regan just opened the world's largest orphanage. Morgen found a cure for malaria. And Alex was a record-breaking lawyer.
Here at Chico Country Day School (CCDS), where students are predominantly white, Regan, Morgen and Alex were among the fourth-graders who were asked, as part of their school assignment, to imagine themselves as the future Time magazine's Person of the Year. They put together an issue of the magazine to honor their future selves.
While this assignment may sound too idealistic to many, it adds appeal for well-educated parents
Here at Chico Country Day School (CCDS), where students are predominantly white, Regan, Morgen and Alex were among the fourth-graders who were asked, as part of their school assignment, to imagine themselves as the future Time magazine's Person of the Year. They put together an issue of the magazine to honor their future selves.
While this assignment may sound too idealistic to many, it adds appeal for well-educated parents