We cannot ignore the need for real change in America’s schools…just consider that nearly 70% of inner-city fourth-graders are unable to read at even a basic level on national reading tests.

By age three, students of low socio-economic status have heard approximately 30 million fewer words than children of high socio-economic status.

Researchers and educators have found that curriculum, teacher training, and assessment form a successful educational intervention when they are integrated.