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Wednesday, October 01, 2008

Graham Road Elementary Receives Dispelling the Myth Award

Graham Road Elementary School, a Fairfax County public school, has been named one of six schools nationwide to receive the Dispelling the Myth Award from the Education Trust. Graham Road received the award for moving all its students toward high achievement in reading and math. The award is given to schools that succeed in achieving high academic performance and/or in making the most improvement for low-income and minority students. Graham Road’s students score in the top 10 percent of all Virginia schools while almost 80 percent of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals, more than 80 percent come from homes in which English is not the first language, and 96 percent of the student body represent minorities.

Principal Molly Bensinger-Lacy and her staff have been invited to share the strategies they used to improve achievement at the Education Trust’s national conference in Crystal City in November.

The Education Trust, established in 1990 by the American Association for Higher Education, promotes high academic achievement for all students from prekindergarten through college and works to close the achievement gaps that separate low-income students and students of color from other student groups.

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