Both students and educators have come to reach across cultural barriers. Haske started teaching at Fratney seven years ago, right out of college. Public money isn't streaming Fratney's way. But she adds that at least the administration and the school board philosophically support La Escuela Fratney, which is a long way from the bitter opposition the founders had to overcome. There can be an incredible amount of innovation on the local level.
People have to take risks.
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