SoonafterstartinghisjobassupervisoroftheMemphis,Tenn.,publicschools,KrinerCashorderedanassessmentofhisnewdistrict’s104,000students.Whatmostconcernedhimwasthatthenumberofstudentsconsidered“highlymobile,”meaningtheyhadmovedatleastonceduringtheschoolyear,hadballoonedto34,000.Atleastl,500studentswerehomeless—probablymore.Itledhimtothinkoveranunusualsuggestion:Whatifthebestwaytohelpkidsinpoverty-strickenurbanneighborhoodsistogetthemout? CashisnowcallingforMemphistocreatearesidential.schoolfor300to400kidswhoseparentsareinfinancialdistress.Hisproposalisattheforefront(最前线)ofabroadernationaltrend.Publicboardingschoolsarehardlyanewconcept.Butpubliclyfinancingboardingschoolsforinnercitykidsisaverydifferentsuggestion. IfCash’sdreambecomesareality,itwillprobablylookalotlikeSEED(SchoolsforEducationalEvolutionandDevelopment),whose320studentsliveoncampusfivedaysaweek. Perhapstheprovocative(引起争论的)aspectofCash’sproposalistofocusonstudentsingrade3through5.Homelessnessisgrowingsharplyamongkidsatthatcriticalage,whenmuchoftheireducationalfoundationisset,Cashsays.Hisaim:topreventilliteracyandclearotherlearningroadblocksearly,sotheproblem“won’tmigrateintomiddleandhighschool.”Studentswillremainoncampusyear-round.“Itsoundsveryexciting,butthedevilisinthedetails”saysEllenBassuk,presidentoftheNationalCenteronFamilyHomelessnessinNewton,Mass.“What’sitliketoseparateathird-orfifth-graderfromtheirparents?” ItmayhelptoconsidertheexperienceofSEEDstudentMansurMuhammad,17.Whenhearrivedsevenyearsago,thefirstfewweeksweretough.ButMuhammadhasn’tlookedback.Hemaintainsa8.2GPAandreshelvesbooksintheschool’slibraryfor$160everycoupleofdays,whenhe’snotinhisroomlisteningtoraporclassicalmusicandwritingpoetry.Inspiredbyateacher,Muhammadisworkingonabook.“Itwasalongroadformetogethere,”hesays,“andIhavealongwaytogo.” “Inner-citykids”aremostprobablychildrenwho_____.

SoonafterstartinghisjobassupervisoroftheMemphis,Tenn.,publicschools,KrinerCashorderedanassessmentofhisnewdistrict’s104,000students.Whatmostconcernedhimwasthatthenumberofstudentsconsidered“highlymobile,”meaningtheyhadmovedatleastonceduringtheschoolyear,hadballoonedto34,000.Atleastl,500studentswerehomeless—probablymore.Itledhimtothinkoveranunusualsuggestion:Whatifthebestwaytohelpkidsinpoverty-strickenurbanneighborhoodsistogetthemout? CashisnowcallingforMemphistocreatearesidential.schoolfor300to400kidswhoseparentsareinfinancialdistress.Hisproposalisattheforefront(最前线)ofabroadernationaltrend.Publicboardingschoolsarehardlyanewconcept.Butpubliclyfinancingboardingschoolsforinnercitykidsisaverydifferentsuggestion. IfCash’sdreambecomesareality,itwillprobablylookalotlikeSEED(SchoolsforEducationalEvolutionandDevelopment),whose320studentsliveoncampusfivedaysaweek. Perhapstheprovocative(引起争论的)aspectofCash’sproposalistofocusonstudentsingrade3through5.Homelessnessisgrowingsharplyamongkidsatthatcriticalage,whenmuchoftheireducationalfoundationisset,Cashsays.Hisaim:topreventilliteracyandclearotherlearningroadblocksearly,sotheproblem“won’tmigrateintomiddleandhighschool.”Studentswillremainoncampusyear-round.“Itsoundsveryexciting,butthedevilisinthedetails”saysEllenBassuk,presidentoftheNationalCenteronFamilyHomelessnessinNewton,Mass.“What’sitliketoseparateathird-orfifth-graderfromtheirparents?” ItmayhelptoconsidertheexperienceofSEEDstudentMansurMuhammad,17.Whenhearrivedsevenyearsago,thefirstfewweeksweretough.ButMuhammadhasn’tlookedback.Hemaintainsa8.2GPAandreshelvesbooksintheschool’slibraryfor$160everycoupleofdays,whenhe’snotinhisroomlisteningtoraporclassicalmusicandwritingpoetry.Inspiredbyateacher,Muhammadisworkingonabook.“Itwasalongroadformetogethere,”hesays,“andIhavealongwaytogo.” WhatdidCashIntendtodowiththekidsinpoverty-strickenurbanneighborhoodsto“getthemout”?

SoonafterstartinghisjobassupervisoroftheMemphis,Tenn.,publicschools,KrinerCashorderedanassessmentofhisnewdistrict’s104,000students.Whatmostconcernedhimwasthatthenumberofstudentsconsidered“highlymobile,”meaningtheyhadmovedatleastonceduringtheschoolyear,hadballoonedto34,000.Atleastl,500studentswerehomeless—probablymore.Itledhimtothinkoveranunusualsuggestion:Whatifthebestwaytohelpkidsinpoverty-strickenurbanneighborhoodsistogetthemout? CashisnowcallingforMemphistocreatearesidential.schoolfor300to400kidswhoseparentsareinfinancialdistress.Hisproposalisattheforefront(最前线)ofabroadernationaltrend.Publicboardingschoolsarehardlyanewconcept.Butpubliclyfinancingboardingschoolsforinnercitykidsisaverydifferentsuggestion. IfCash’sdreambecomesareality,itwillprobablylookalotlikeSEED(SchoolsforEducationalEvolutionandDevelopment),whose320studentsliveoncampusfivedaysaweek. Perhapstheprovocative(引起争论的)aspectofCash’sproposalistofocusonstudentsingrade3through5.Homelessnessisgrowingsharplyamongkidsatthatcriticalage,whenmuchoftheireducationalfoundationisset,Cashsays.Hisaim:topreventilliteracyandclearotherlearningroadblocksearly,sotheproblem“won’tmigrateintomiddleandhighschool.”Studentswillremainoncampusyear-round.“Itsoundsveryexciting,butthedevilisinthedetails”saysEllenBassuk,presidentoftheNationalCenteronFamilyHomelessnessinNewton,Mass.“What’sitliketoseparateathird-orfifth-graderfromtheirparents?” ItmayhelptoconsidertheexperienceofSEEDstudentMansurMuhammad,17.Whenhearrivedsevenyearsago,thefirstfewweeksweretough.ButMuhammadhasn’tlookedback.Hemaintainsa8.2GPAandreshelvesbooksintheschool’slibraryfor$160everycoupleofdays,whenhe’snotinhisroomlisteningtoraporclassicalmusicandwritingpoetry.Inspiredbyateacher,Muhammadisworkingonabook.“Itwasalongroadformetogethere,”hesays,“andIhavealongwaytogo.” AccordingtoCash,Grades3through5________.