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Download full textWaits, Mary Jo; Campbell, Heather E.; Gau, Rebecca; Jacobs, Ellen; Rex, Tom; Hess, Robert K. – Morrison Institute for Public Policy, Arizona State University, 2006
Throughout Arizona and the Southwest, the odds are against high achievement in schools with a mostly Latino, mostly poor student enrollment. Some schools, however, "beat the odds" and achieve consistently high results or show steady gains. Why do these schools succeed where others fail? Using the methodology of business guru Jim Collins…
Descriptors: Economically Disadvantaged, High Achievement, Mathematics Achievement, Enrollment
