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...Thompson's research led him to Doug Ross, founder of University Preparatory Academy in Detroit. Ross is a prominent New Democrat policy wonk who served in Bill Clinton's Labor Department, then went home to Michigan and ran unsuccessfully for Governor in 1998. "I learned during the campaign there was one overpowering issue for inner-city parents: to get their kids a college education," Ross told me. "I was tired of theoretical policy junk; I wanted to do something that really mattered. It was clear that urban kids were not responding to the industrial-age assembly-line education model...
...Ross decided to tackle the toughest education problem: middle school. He started in 2000 with 112 sixth-graders and has added a new grade each year. He had been in business two years when Thompson came to visit. "I had him sit in on some classes," Ross says. "He liked what he saw and asked how he could help. I asked him to build me a high school. He said he'd build one to my specifications and lease it to me for $1 per year-but there had to be accountability. How would he know if I was succeeding...
...reached out to the universities and asked them to let students know that the behavior that occurred on Monday was intolerable,” Ross said...
...don’t think that the police were ready on Monday,” said Ross, noting that law enforcement agencies did not significantly heighten police presence in the Fenway area...
...organization, in response to a request from Ross, has aired a public service announcement in which starting pitcher Tim Wakefield asks fans to keep celebrations under control...