From the AJC.com: It was the way the teacher jumped on his desk refusing to be ignored, pushing a catatonic class beyond the complacency of can’t to a chapter of no excuses that hooked parents. This Ron Clark. This wiry white guy who turned around test scores in a Harlem hood with shtick, high expectations […]
VIA: AJC.com Oprah Winfrey has sent The Ron Clark Academy some kind of stocking stuffer this Christmas: $1.5 million. The southeast Atlanta school alerted Buzz moments ago that Winfrey sent the donation after learning the school was having trouble raising money, and said she hoped the contribution “would inspire others to follow her lead.” In […]
