LeBron James, education reformer. Attn. Waltons. | Arkansas Blog

LeBron James, education reformer. Attn. Waltons. | Arkansas Blog

LeBron James, education reformer. Attn. Waltons.

Give a read to the new public school basketball star LeBron James is backing to serve at-risk kids in Akron.

Imagine.

It's a part of the Akron School District. It is NOT a charter school. It is NOT a private school. 

They aren't skimming students from motivated families who might already be achieving in school. They are SEEKING out students who need help in reading and math.

There will be long school days and intensive tutoring.

But that's not all.

But it will also focus on factors outside the classroom.

Services will help parents with stress related to their struggles. There will be extra activities to keep kids out of trouble in idle time. 

There will be family services, including job placement assistance and a food bank. James remembers the freedom a bicycle gave him as a child to escape dangerous neighborhoods. Every student will receive a bicycle.

The I Promise school embodies James' pledge not to ever forget where he came from.

Imagine if the Walton Foundation didn't spend $8 million to open yet another an unproven charter school amid a neighborhood overbuilt with school seats with an enrollment system likely to attract children more likely to succeed. Imagine if it poured this kind of effort into one of the Little Rock School District's real public Continue reading: LeBron James, education reformer. Attn. Waltons. | Arkansas Blog