A Year at Locke

State exam results were lackluster, but the school gets high marks in other indicators of progress.

Challenges at two freshman academies show that student progress won’t be easy or quick.

Benchmark exams not only improve student performance, they help make instructors accountable.

In the Opportunities program, kids returning from juvenile detention are finding their way.

An innovative program using computers and self-motivation offers a second chance to potential dropouts.

A YEAR AT LOCKE: Three months into the school year, a troubled high school is making strides as a Green Dot charter.

For charter operator Green Dot, and for 1,600 students at the Watts high school, the real test begins.