Panel Paper:
Can't We Ever Get Ahead: The Plight of the Working-Class in No-Excuses Charter Schools
Saturday, April 8, 2017
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3:30 PM
Founders Hall Room 470 (George Mason University Schar School of Policy)
*Names in bold indicate Presenter
The purpose of this presentation is to discuss the relationship between harsh behavioral norms within no-excuses schools looking primarily at two charter school chains, KIPP and Mastery, and the hidden curriculum that is present within that model which serves low-income children of color. The current model is not structured to create independent, critical, assertive and creative thinkers. I will also discuss recommendations of how charter schools can create independent thinkers to be successful throughout college.
