This podcast, Sold a Story, was produced by APM Reports and reprinted with permission.
Sold a Story is an investigative podcast about how children learn: what works in the classroom, the science behind these ideas, and why this research is often not disseminated in schools. Season 1 revealed why so many children struggle to learn to read and sparked a wave of change across the country. In Season 2, we move beyond reading to the teaching itself.
Season 2, Episode 4: What Can You Do for My Black Children?
In a poor, black neighborhood of Houston, principal Thaddeus Lott transforms a struggling elementary school through “direct instruction.” Soon, its students were surpassing those at much wealthier schools. The results are so remarkable that some people think it’s too good to be true.
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