.
THERE'S NATIONAL ATTENTION
FOR NARROWING THE ACHIEVEMENT
GAP.
THIS SCHOOL HOPED IN 1992
AFTER THE SUCCESS OF THE
PRESCHOOL.
IT EXPANDED INTO THE HARVEST
NETWORK OF SCHOOLS MADE UP OF
AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDENTS.
ANGELA DAVIS SHOWS US HOW
SEVERAL OF THE GRADUATES HAVE
COME BACK TO TEACH.
WHAT'S A PH FOR NEUTRAL?
SHE TEACHES 7TH AND 8TH
GRADE SCIENCE.
HER COLLEGE DEGREE COULD HAVE
LED HER TO A BIG JOB IN A BIG
COMPANY.
SHE HAS FIND MEMORIES OF YEARS
AT A HARVEST PREP STUDENT.
IT TAUGHT ME A LOT OF
BACKGROUND AND WHO I AM AS A
PLAQUE PERSON AND I'M GRATEFUL
FOR THAT BECAUSE IT ALLOWS ME
TO GO ON AND BE CONFIDENT IN
OTHER SETTINGS.
20 YEARS AGO MIA WAS A
STUDENT AT HARVEST PREP.
SHE HAS A MASTERS DEGREE IN
SOCIAL WORK AND IS HERE AT THE
ACADEMY.
I SEE MYSELF IN EACH AND
EVERY ONE OF THEM WALKING DOWN
THE HALLWAYS AND IN THE
UNIFORMS, AND SHE GRADUATED IN
ANDERSON AND HE PLAYED
FOOTBALL.
AS A CHILD HE WAS AT THE
ACADEMY AND HARVEST PREP.
IT WAS INSTILLED IN US THAT
IT TAKES A VILLAGE TO RAISE A
CHILD.
THAT STUCK WITH ME SINCE THE
FIRST DAY I WALKED IN THIS
BUILDING.
AND INSTILLING THAT AND PASSING
IT ON TO OTHER PEOPLE AND NOT
ALLOWING THEM TO MAKE THE SAME
MISTAKES I DID.
WE CALL IT A WALKING EXAMPLE.
THEY SERVE ABOUT 1300
STUDENTS, MOST OF THEM LOW
INCOME FAMILIES AND THEY ARE
ACHIEVING SOME OF THE STATE'S
HIGHEST MATH AND PROFICIENCY
RATES FOR MATH AND ENGLISH.
THAT'S FANTASTIC.
ALL OF THE SCHOOLS ARE DOING
WELL, ARE THERE PLANS TO
EXPAND?
ABSOLUTELY.
THEY WANT TO GROW.
THEY WOULD LIKE TO OPEN MORE
SCHOOLS IN NORTH MINNEAPOLIS.
THEY WANT TO SERVE 2500 MORE
STUDENTS IN THE COMMUNITY AND
THEY HOPE TO OPEN MORE SCHOOLS
IN THE NEXT TEN YEARS SO THEY
