I saw those scores and I was elated, said Jessica Goode, principal of Emery High School. All the work we've done has paid off. It's been a challenge there's no road map because almost no one's ever done this successfully. Emery Unified's scores are still far below average, but they're trending upward at a time when scores statewide are unchanged or slipping backward.
Even though the scores are relatively low, the turnaround is worth celebrating, said Tyrone Howard, an education professor at UCLA. I see these pockets of hope, these glimmers of possibility, and think, how can we replicate this? Howard said. Emery Unified is on my radar, and it's important to find out what's happening there. Black students have long trailed other groups academically, Howard said, because they tend to attend schools with less experienced teachers, and are more likely to be homeless, in foster care or living in poverty all factors that can hinder a student's ability to focus in class. Howard said racism plays a role, as well. Low expectations and a lack of resources for Black students plays just as much a factor as anything else, Howard said.
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