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Are no grade levels. in fact, there are no grades period. kids are grouped not by age but by what they know. >> were talking about facts from a nonfiction book. >> jennifer gregs literary class is made up of kids from 8 to 10 with four different reading levels. >> its so individualized. were filling in the gaps so that they can move on. >> its known as standards-based learning modelled on the belief that every child learns in their own way. >> every student and every class is learning at exactly...

You wont get a traditional answer. >> level seven. >> you are? >> six. >> reading? >> level seven. >> and you are? >> seven. >> reporter: there are no grade levels. there are no grades period. kids are grouped based on what they know, not how old they are. >> were talking about facts from a nonfiction books. >> reporter: jennifers literacy class is made up of kids ages 8 to 10 with four reading levels. >> its so individualized. were filling in their gaps so they can move on. >> reporter: its kno...

In some schools. >> have a good day, guys. see ya. >> reporter: just outside of denver, colorado, something interesting is happening at hodgkins elementary school. >> theyre working on measuring. using a string. >> reporter: kids discovering a different way of learning. >> its an x-ray. >> reporter: victor peres and dolce garcia are both 11. ask them what grade theyre in. you wont get a traditional answer. >> level seven. >> and you are -- >> six. >> what about reading? >> level seven. >> and yo...

Preconceived notions about school, forget about them. grade levels, forget about it test scores, dont sweat it. thats what some school districts are saying now. you need to hear this in just a minute.

Children learn in their own way. instead of grades, theyre using levels. deb feyrick has todays "dont fail me." >> have a good day. see you. >> reporter: just outside denver, colorado, something interesting is happening in at hodgkins elementary school. >> working on measuring using a string. >> reporter: kids discovering a different way of learning. >> its an x-ray. >> reporter: victor and delsar are 11. ask them what grade theyre in, you wont get a traditional answer. >> level 7. >> reporter: ...

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On a boat on carlton avenue. >> reporter: five years later the streetcar is up and running again. everything is back to normal, which is the case in many parts of the city. on the other hand, there are some areas that look like katrina blew through town a few days ago. but here is an example of what is working. the james singleton charter school, sponsored by the drive street "y." chartered in 2000, it first opened its doors five days before katrina. however, because the building didnt sustain a...

Car is up and running again and everything is back to normal, which is the case in many parts of the city. on the other hand there are areas that look like katrina blew through town a few days ago. >> what are you working on this morning. >> here is an example of whats working. >> the james singleton charter school sponsored by the street y. it first opened its doors five days before katrina. however, because the building didnt sustain any structural damage it was the first school to open after ...

The united states of america. it makes no sense to me in indianapolis where the same report reported that 19% of the african-american boys graduated from high school, that that school system is allowed to exist and people are allowed to be employed by that. when we look in the new england states, a state like maine, where you have 70 or 80% of the african males graduated. what were seeing around the country is that there are successful models where they can graduate african-american males in the...

>> well, first off, i think were failing in certain areas of the country, in certain areas of cities. frankly, you talk about the students, but the folks behind the students. do you have two-parent house ho holds, a mother and father with high expectations. also theres an assumption that people responsible for educating are just the teachers when in reality, youre educating a child before they go to school, when theyre at school and when they come home from school as well. when my wife and i too...