There’s no question that economically and educationally disadvantaged schools must overcome significant obstacles to narrow gaps with other schools.
When such a school is ordered closed by the Texas Education Agency for low academic performance, it can leave students, parents, and educators second-guessing whether state officials accurately measured a school individually with its A-F rating system.
That’s what some at Essence Preparatory School on the city’s Far East Side say happened. The last day of class ever was Wednesday for some 400 students in grades pre-K to eighth. Some teachers packed up their belongings in their classrooms on Thursday…