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Higher than they are for black children in the city of minneapolis. but there are still large achievement gaps. >> the point is, you may get a bump in achievement, but it doesnt change the game. im talking about game-changing achievement at our school, and were not focused on who theyre sitting next to. >> ahead, is eric mahmoud losing his battle? >> i just knew that all the people who were against what he was doing were going to find ways of using this as a leverage to stop the good work. >> ha...

>> were doing it, and these other schools are not doing it. successful people do what unsuccessful people are not willing to do. >> so hes working -- >> what are we going to do? >> with the citys public school superintendent. how controversial is that? youre the superintendent of a public school district -- >> everything i do is controversial. >> all in favor of the resolution, signify by saying aye. motion passes unanimously. >> in february 2012, a critical vote authorizes eric mahmoud to open ...

The citys district schools. if you were to shine a light on the few schools that are doing really well, eric mahmouds school would be one of those. why not say whatever it is hes doing, lets do more of that. >> by what standard is he doing well? >> a standard by which most schools are judged, proficiency on reading and math tests. >> the problem is those tests are flawed to begin with. the idea that we are measuring with these standardized test is part of the problem. >> if i look at bethune acr...

Timy number of minneapolis nearly 50 charter schools are doing better than district schools. >> when you look at charter schools, theyre doing more often worse than public schools. >> he would like to eliminate charters and focus on improving the citys district schools. if you were to shine a light on the few schools that are doing really well, eric mahmouds school would be one of those. why not say whatever it is hes doing, lets do more of that. >> by what standard is he doing well? >> a standa...

Closing the achievement gap. >> are you doing that? >> i believe so. >> youre choking up. why is that -- wow. >> i mean, its -- thats why i do what i do. these boys -- they have me, mr. burns and everybody that works with them to push them and make sure theyre successful. i just want to keep it going and give all these children a chance to have a successful life. >> for mr. price, it means long hours. >> our teachers are here by 7:30 in the morning and they dont leave until 5:00, 5:30. >> ten ho...

Are 14 points ahead of white children. in reading, theyre near to closing the achievement gap. best academy is behind by 13 points. harvest prep is just six points from closing the gap. >> were doing it, and these other schools are not doing it. successful people do what unsuccessful people are not willing to do. >> so hes working -- >> what are we going to do? >> with the citys public school superintendent. how controversial is that? youre the superintendent of a public school district -- >> ev...

>> we need six classrooms. >> its squeezing into this place with harvest prep and best academy. and starting at kindergarten to 2nd grade. among the 2nd graders, levon longstreet. hes 7 years old and this will be his fourth school. for eric mahmoud, it will be another front to improve education for poor black children in minneapolis. does it feel like a battle to you? >> every day. having to justify how we do things. >> how does he do things? highly structured, longer days. >> excellent job. >> ...

Pass proficiency tests and the percentage of black kids who pass those same tests. in minneapolis, the achievement gaps are massive. in reading, white students are ahead of black students by 44 points. in math, white students are ahead of black students by 49 points. ♪ i believe i can fly >> but there are two schools that get stellar outcomes for black children. they are charter schools, run by this man, eric mahmoud. hes an engineer turned educator, who oversees harvest prep, a coed kindergar...

Burns and everybody that works with them to push them and make sure theyre successful. i just want to keep it going and give all these children a chance to have a successful life. >> for mr. price, it means long hours. >> our teachers are here by 7:30 in the morning and they dont leave until 5:00, 5:30. >> ten hours a day. can you move to a really long day, which is what eric mahmoud has done? >> i want to get there, and its going to take a lot of conversations with the union to do that. >> do y...