Impressive Charter School Stats Offer Only Partial Picture

by MEG McSHERRY BRESLIN | Jun 24, 2010

He was born to a drug-addicted mother, struggled in school, and as a child he was bounced among the homes of several relatives. Yet doors began to open for Shantell Hopkins four years ago after he entered a new charter public high school in Chicago. Now he is preparing for his freshman year at Knox