In many school districts, the learning gap remains a persistent, serious concern. Meanwhile, charter schools are closing that gap.
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Public-school administrators across the country are still lamenting their students’ pandemic-related “learning losses.” But the 2,700 students in our four schools are a different story.
Our kindergarten students already are being introduced to reading and most will be reading on their own by next spring, and often much sooner. Our fifth-grade students are beginning Latin, the root of many other languages and the language of science, medicine, and law.
About the Author
Baker A. Mitchell Jr. is the founder of The Roger Bacon Academy in Leland, N.C., which manages the Classical Charter Schools of America, a network of four Title I charter schools in southeastern North Carolina.
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Public-school administrators across the country are still lamenting their students’ pandemic-related “learning losses.” But the 2,700 students in our four schools are a different story.
Our kindergarten students already are being introduced to reading and most will be reading on their own by next spring, and often much sooner. Our fifth-grade students are beginning Latin, the root of many other languages and the language of science, medicine, and law.
About the Author
Baker A. Mitchell Jr. is the founder of The Roger Bacon Academy in Leland, N.C., which manages the Classical Charter Schools of America, a network of four Title I charter schools in southeastern North Carolina.
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