Achievement Gap
Special | 26m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
We take a loser look at a local program designed to closer the Achievement Gap
The Tacoma Housing Authority's McCarver Elementary School Special Housing Program was launched more than five years ago. It's a pilot project in conjunction with the Gates Foundation and the Tacoma Public Schools to see whether if by providing transient families housing vouchers, the resulting stability would flow-through and into measurable academic success for their school-aged children.
Northwest Now is a local public television program presented by KBTC
Achievement Gap
Special | 26m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
The Tacoma Housing Authority's McCarver Elementary School Special Housing Program was launched more than five years ago. It's a pilot project in conjunction with the Gates Foundation and the Tacoma Public Schools to see whether if by providing transient families housing vouchers, the resulting stability would flow-through and into measurable academic success for their school-aged children.
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Northwest Now is a local public television program presented by KBTC