Re: 90/90/90 Schools - Context and data, please

[James Horn <ontogenyx@gmail.com>]

Richard Rothstein notes in Class and Schools . . . that the Reeves  
claim of 90 percent of his poor minority students reaching "high  
academic standards" was false:

"Students in Dr. Reeves' 90/90/90 schools score only above the "basic"  
level on standardized tests, below what the state of Wisconsin terms  
proficiency and even farther below what any knowledgeable observer  
would call 'high academic standards' "  (p. 77).

Jim Horn


On Jan 17, 2011, at 8:16 PM, Cbgord@aol.com wrote:

> I think it was on ARN-L that I read a long time ago about the 90/90/90
> schools, namely schools where 90% or more students are in poverty/ 
> 90%, 90%  or
> more are of color, and 90% or more score at or above state  
> standards.  I
> vaguely recall reading that the data was skewed. At my high school   
> in Oakland,
> with 100% students of color and close to 100% in poverty, the vast
> majority score Below Basic or Far Below Basic. Our faculty has been  
> given  the
> article "High Performance in High Poverty Schools: 90/90/90/ and   
> Beyond,"
> (2003) by Douglas B. Reeves for discussion at our  next professional  
> development
> meeting. And I believe there will be a strong  push to model  
> ourselves on
> its approach.
>
> Could someone who knows about 90/90/90 provide some history and  
> independent
> data beyond?  Thanks.
>
> Craig Gordon