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...underprivileged African-American and Hispanic children from the inner city—cannot succeed in public schools. Forgive them if they find such generalizations to be offensive and wholly untrue. Indeed, our educational establishment would do well to note the accomplishments of schools such as their academy in Houston, a founding member of the Knowledge Is Power Program (KIPP...
KIPP was born in 1994, the brainchild of “Teach for America” alumni Mike Feinberg and Dave Levin. It started as a program for fifth-graders at Houston’s Garcia Elementary School. In 1995, the first KIPP-only schools opened in Houston and the South Bronx...
These trailblazers eventually grew to include students in grades 5-8. Their triumphs have been incredible. Since its launch, KIPP Academy Houston has been dubbed an “Exemplary School” by the Texas Education Agency every single year. Its students invariably score well above the national average on standardized tests. Youngsters at KIPP Academy New York have likewise consistently outperformed—by a wide margin—the other pupils in their district and city on statewide exams...
...conviction of EDWIN WILSON, 75, former CIA officer; after a federal judge ruled that prosecutors used false testimony to hide the fact that the CIA had employed him to sell 20 tons of plastic explosives to Libya in the largest illegal weapons deal in U.S. history; in Houston. Wilson is serving 52 years on three separate convictions--including one for attempted murder--but could be eligible for parole this year...
Marc and Linda Ecker of Fountain Valley, Calif., enjoy the Robin's Nest in Houston precisely because it is close to shops, museums and restaurants. They have stayed there several times over the past couple of years while visiting their daughter and son-in-law. The location, coupled with the inn's down-home appeal, keeps them coming back. "There's a real neighborhood feeling at this B&B, like you're back in time, sitting and chatting on someone's front porch," says Marc, 54, a school superintendent. "I also appreciate the fact that there is no one with...