The Council of the Great City Schools released their Beating the Odds report this month. Charlotte-Mecklenburg was the only school system from North Carolina to be included in the study.
While the report is optimistic about the reading and math gains made by the city schools, the report notes that city schools, including CMS, still fall below state averages on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) tests.
The report gives George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush a lot of credit for the improvement, but still manages to take some potshots at No Child Left Behind. It never mentions that guy who served as president in between them.
