What’s “Radical” About Colleges Supporting K-12?
I was fortunate enough to be on leave during the spring semester and so was surprised to learn at the first faculty meeting that Trinity College, where I teach, had launched a new initiative to partner with the Hartford Magnet Middle School (HMMS). The Hartford Magnet Middle School, located right across Broad Street from the College, is one of the nation’s most successful. About half its students, selected strictly by lottery, come from Hartford, one of the nation’s poorest and largely minority cities; the other half come from the surrounding towns. Trinity is a small, selective, and expensive liberal arts Read More …