1.0Religion & Ethics NewsWeeklyhttps://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethicsMacey Schiffhttps://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/author/schiffm/June 25, 2004 ~ SEED School | June 25, 2004 | Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly | PBSrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="gyppM8tWkC"><a href="https://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/2004/06/25/june-25-2004-seed-school/16113/"> SEED School</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/2004/06/25/june-25-2004-seed-school/16113/embed/#?secret=gyppM8tWkC" width="600" height="338" title="“ SEED School” — Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly" data-secret="gyppM8tWkC" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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https://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/files/2004/06/02-2002.jpg200100In Anacostia, a notoriously poor and violent section of Washington, D.C., a new kind of school is changing hundreds of lives. It's called The SEED School. It's a public, charter, college preparatory boarding school, the first of it's kind. Students are chosen by lottery, not test scores. It's expensive, but it works, and its founders hope to start similar schools all around the country.