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Racist Gym Teacher Closes Achievement Gap | Mr. Teachbad

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Racist Gym Teacher Closes Achievement Gap

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–Philadel­phia, PA

Researchers and jour­nal­ists from around the coun­try have descended on Philadel­phia this evening to doc­u­ment the fron­tier of edu­ca­tion reform. In one east side Philly neigh­bor­hood, a teacher has qui­etly gone about his astound­ing, path-breaking work for three decades. If pre­lim­i­nary data for this year prove cor­rect, phys­i­cal edu­ca­tion teacher Reg­gie Jack­son of Charles Car­roll High School has nearly closed the achieve­ment gap.

The Teach­bad Edu­ca­tion News (TEN) team is in Philadel­phia and we’ve finally caught up with Mr. Jack­son, 61, after a dis­trict awards ban­quet. He has gen­er­ously agreed to an interview:

TEN: First of all, con­grat­u­la­tions on your award, Mr. Jack­son. You must