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Among D.C. charter schools, a disparity in performance

Differing challenges at charter schools in the District illuminate the reasons behind disparate performance levels.

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Dec. 12, 2011

Teacher Allison Lashley, center, seen holding paper, leads a prep session with students at D.C. Prep Edgewood Middle Campus in Washington. Opened in 2003, the middle campus has about 275 students and some of the highest performance levels in the District.

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From left to right, fifth graders, Grace Ouabo, 10, Joshua Meadows, 9, and Jeline McDuffie, 10, wait in line as they prepare to leave their classroom at D.C. Prep Edgewood Middle Campus. D.C. Prep’s school days are 90-minutes longer than D.C. Public Schools’, and teacher orientations are four days longer.

Dec. 12, 2011

From left to right, fifth graders, Grace Ouabo, 10, Joshua Meadows, 9, and Jeline McDuffie, 10, wait in line as they prepare to leave their classroom at D.C. Prep Edgewood Middle Campus. D.C. Prep’s school days are 90-minutes longer than D.C. Public Schools’, and teacher orientations are four days longer.

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Patrick Rucker, 10, bottom left, and Mya Lorick, 10, center, raise their hands to answer a question from their fifth grade teacher, Julia King, right, at D.C. Prep Edgewood Middle Campus.

Dec. 12, 2011

Patrick Rucker, 10, bottom left, and Mya Lorick, 10, center, raise their hands to answer a question from their fifth grade teacher, Julia King, right, at D.C. Prep Edgewood Middle Campus.

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Savannah Hines, 10, center, and Zachary Clark, 10, right, work on a problem in their fifth grade class at D.C. Prep Edgewood Middle Campus.

Dec. 12, 2011

Savannah Hines, 10, center, and Zachary Clark, 10, right, work on a problem in their fifth grade class at D.C. Prep Edgewood Middle Campus.

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Fourth graders, Keon Eady, 9, top left, leans over to look at a problem with Noble Watkins, 10, at D.C. Prep Edgewood Middle Campus.

Dec. 12, 2011

Fourth graders, Keon Eady, 9, top left, leans over to look at a problem with Noble Watkins, 10, at D.C. Prep Edgewood Middle Campus.

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Sean Wells, 13, left, and Kaiyonna Dean, 13, right, study in a prep session as they get ready for a test scheduled for the next day at D.C. Prep Edgewood Middle Campus.

Dec. 12, 2011

Sean Wells, 13, left, and Kaiyonna Dean, 13, right, study in a prep session as they get ready for a test scheduled for the next day at D.C. Prep Edgewood Middle Campus.

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Marquette Brown listens to his fifth grade teacher, Julia King, at D.C. Prep Edgewood Middle Campus.

Dec. 12, 2011

Marquette Brown listens to his fifth grade teacher, Julia King, at D.C. Prep Edgewood Middle Campus.

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Students make their way down a hallway at D.C. Prep Edgewood Middle Campus. School days at D.C. Prep are more structured, with students being taught to adhere to dress codes and sit in “Learner’s Position,” with their backs up, feet on the floor, hands on their desks and eyes on the speaker.

Dec. 12, 2011

Students make their way down a hallway at D.C. Prep Edgewood Middle Campus. School days at D.C. Prep are more structured, with students being taught to adhere to dress codes and sit in “Learner’s Position,” with their backs up, feet on the floor, hands on their desks and eyes on the speaker.

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Paintings of James Baldwin, Malcolm X, and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. are seen in a hallway at Maya Angelou Public Charter School in Washington. Students at Maya Angelou have different challenges than students at D.C. Prep: 95 percent of the 220 students in grades six to eight are from low-income homes, compared with 76 percent at D.C. Prep. Twenty-six percent at Maya Angelou require special education because of disabilities; at D.C. Prep that number is 16 percent.

Dec. 15, 2011

Paintings of James Baldwin, Malcolm X, and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. are seen in a hallway at Maya Angelou Public Charter School in Washington. Students at Maya Angelou have different challenges than students at D.C. Prep: 95 percent of the 220 students in grades six to eight are from low-income homes, compared with 76 percent at D.C. Prep. Twenty-six percent at Maya Angelou require special education because of disabilities; at D.C. Prep that number is 16 percent.

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Khalid Abdul-Qawi, left, looks on as Jonte Smith, center, and Mikail Williams, right, raise their hands in response to a question posed by their sixth grade earth-science teacher, Antoinette Brock, at Maya Angelou Public Charter School. Performance levels at Maya Angelou are much lower than at D.C. Prep, likely due to different challenges the school faces within the student population.

Dec. 15, 2011

Khalid Abdul-Qawi, left, looks on as Jonte Smith, center, and Mikail Williams, right, raise their hands in response to a question posed by their sixth grade earth-science teacher, Antoinette Brock, at Maya Angelou Public Charter School. Performance levels at Maya Angelou are much lower than at D.C. Prep, likely due to different challenges the school faces within the student population.

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Terrence Graves, left, sits in his sixth grade earth-science class with classmates as Jonte Smith, right, tries to come up with an answer that the entire class was asked by their teacher, Antoinette Brock, at Maya Angelou Public Charter School.

Dec. 15, 2011

Terrence Graves, left, sits in his sixth grade earth-science class with classmates as Jonte Smith, right, tries to come up with an answer that the entire class was asked by their teacher, Antoinette Brock, at Maya Angelou Public Charter School.

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Teacher Antoinette Brock, seen in reflection at top center, instructs Tavante Robinson, right, and other students in an assignment during their sixth grade earth-science class at Maya Angelou Public Charter School.

Dec. 15, 2011

Teacher Antoinette Brock, seen in reflection at top center, instructs Tavante Robinson, right, and other students in an assignment during their sixth grade earth-science class at Maya Angelou Public Charter School.

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Teacher Melanie Holmes, top right, instructs Erik Forrest, bottom right, on an assignment as co-teacher, Brandi Reynolds, far left , helps student Aquilah Pearson, seated at bottom left, in their sixth grade language-arts class at Maya Angelou Public Charter School.

Dec. 15, 2011

Teacher Melanie Holmes, top right, instructs Erik Forrest, bottom right, on an assignment as co-teacher, Brandi Reynolds, far left , helps student Aquilah Pearson, seated at bottom left, in their sixth grade language-arts class at Maya Angelou Public Charter School.

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Dominique Bankins, left, talks with her teacher, Antoinette Brock, center, at Maya Angelou Public Charter School.

Dec. 15, 2011

Dominique Bankins, left, talks with her teacher, Antoinette Brock, center, at Maya Angelou Public Charter School.

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