This student has a B-plus GPA, and a 1250 SAT score. She s headed for college. She is not alone. Tieasha attends one of the Pentagon s 154 schools overseas. One-third of their 115,000 students moves each year.
Some educators think wealth determines learning ability.
Low-income kids just don t do as well. Some even believe race determines achievement. Texas Governor Bush is having none of it. As he says, Pigment and poverty need not determine performance. That myth is disproved by good schools every day.