Tuesday, July 17, 2012
"Schools that Work": The Cristo Rey schools
A nice piece, by Samuel Casey Carter, on the Cristo Rey schools. A bit:
Cristo Rey has done at least three things most urban schools fail to do: It operates on a financially sustainable business model; it educates to a high standard students whom the public-school system has left behind; and it encourages its students to develop real-world skills that will help them succeed in college and then on the job after they graduate.
https://mirrorofjustice.blogs.com/mirrorofjustice/2012/07/schools-that-work-the-cristo-rey-schools.html
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I love the Cristo Rey model and think it works really well to help low-income, urban kids succeed. My one criticism (which is admittedly based on a small sample size)is that there doesn't seem to be same commitment to challenging the kids to grow in faith/commitment to Christ as there is to challenging them to succeed in academics. I'd be happy to hear that's not the case at many Cristo Rey schools.