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Eva Moskowitz interview with Tavis Smiley. March, 2007.
"The Harlem Success Lottery." Editorial. The Wall Street Journal 28, Mar. 2007.
Vinzant, Carol. "Bingo Academy." New York Magazine 4, Apr. 2007.
"Harlem Success Lottery." ABC News. 28, Mar. 2007.
"Charter Lottery." Editorial. The New York Sun 27, Mar. 2007.
"Harlem Success Academy." Factfinders. Thorne, Peter. CW11, 2, Jan. 2007.
Garland, Sarah. "Veteran of City Hall Finds Meaning Among Kindergartners." The New York Sun 21, Dec. 2006.
"Harlem Success Academy." Good Day New York. Craig, Anne. Fox5, 4, Dec. 2006.
Maimin, Sybil. "New Harlem Charter School Opens Amid Praise." Education Update Dec. 2006.
Kolker, Robert. "How is a Hedge Fund Like a School?" New York Magazine 4, May. 2006.
"Too Many Children Left Behind." Editorial. The New York Daily News 24, Mar. 2006.
"Harlem Success Lottery." ABC News. McFarland, Art. ABC7, 22, Mar. 2006.
"Harlem Success Lottery." CBS News. Lyons, Kerri. CBS2, 22, Mar. 2006.
News from Harlem Success Academy Charter School
Harlem Success Visit Inspires Congressman James Clyburn to Support School Choice in an Op-ed, 2, Dec. 2007
http://www.charleston.net/news/2007/dec/02/sc_should_take_lead_publicsch...
South Carolina Post and Courier, Sunday, December 2, 2007, JAMES E. CLYBURN
Thanksgiving week I had the pleasure of visiting Harlem Success Charter School, an elementary school in Harlem, N.Y. The experience was deeply emotional for me. I visited a writing class, and was intrigued by the lesson that was written on the board. The African- American teacher challenged the firstgrade students to do some self-evaluation. On the board was a statement the children were asked to complete and follow with an explanation. The statement was “My skin color is _______.” The entire student body at Harlem Success Charter School is African-American. History taught me to worry about the students’ responses to the writing exercise. However, I was delighted when a young girl named Dakota shared her paper with me. In response to the prompt, she answered her skin is “butterscotch peach.” She followed by saying, “It looks good. I love my skin.”
Her positive image of herself was in stark contrast to many children of my generation. Remember, I grew up just a few miles from the students involved in the Brown v. Board of Education lawsuit, which had its roots in Clarendon County. My family followed the trial closely, and I vividly remember Professor Kenneth Clark’s doll test with Scott’s Branch Elementary School students using two dolls whose only difference was their color. When presented with a choice between the black and white dolls, the African- American children chose the white doll as the one they wanted to play with, and characterized the black doll as the “bad” doll. Professor Clark’s experiment proved the early inf luence of self-image based on life experiences.
Obviously the children of Harlem Success Charter School didn’t have the same negative images based on their skin color. My session with some of the parents, several of whom have roots in South Carolina, other things I witnessed during my visit, and the reality of that moment were very enlightening.
The children who attend Harlem Success Charter School do so because their parents have made that choice for them. They are in an environment that is very empowering and educational. The entire program seemed geared to achieve the success the school’s name implies. This expectation is shared and appreciated by all the faculty, staff, parents, and students who choose to be a part of this public school.
Continue reading at: http://www.charleston.net/news/2007/dec/02/sc_should_take_lead_publicsch...
"NCLB Co-Author and Chair of US House of Representatives Education Committee, Congressman George Miller (D-CA), Visits Harlem Success Academy Charter School" 2, Mar. 2007.
Congressman George Miller (D-California), Chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee, visited the Harlem Success Academy Charter School in New York City this morning. As Congress prepares to reauthorize the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), Miller, a leader on education reform and 33-year member of the US House of Representatives Education Committee, has been meeting with experts around the country to gain feedback on how NCLB can be improved.
"Mayor Bloomberg Praises Harlem Success Academy Results in Press Conference." 2, Apr. 2007.
"At Harlem Success, which Eva Moskowitz...runs, fewer than half of first graders started this year at grade level. Guess where they are today. Within six months, 96% were [reading at grade level] and two-thirds were reading at [a] 2nd grade level. It's just amazing...it's amazing performance, it shows you what you can do if you have accountability and no wonder parents are beating down the doors..." - Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg
"Chairman of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Gerald Reynolds Visits Harlem Success Academy." 12, Apr. 2007.
