At Struggling School, Pride Displaces Failure - Series - NYTimes.com:"WHEN the first round of state test results for the Newton Street School came back in late June, the teachers double-checked the numbers, then triple-checked. No mistake: The scores were up.
Relief turned to satisfaction that Newton was not just another failing school with low test scores. This time, nearly 80 percent of its fourth graders had passed math, 69 percent language arts, and 77 percent science, all double-digit increases from the previous year, and one of the biggest overall gains in the Newark school system. The third-grade scores also rose, with 56 percent passing math and 67 percent language arts (there is no third-grade science test).
