Education
These school's teachers spend little class time on lectures and assign little to no homework. Teachers teach teachers and diversity is celebrated.

Paramount Brookside teacher Layla Abdelhak helps students as they complete lessons on their laptops in class. Image by Patrick O’Donnell

"In the most recent state test results, released in July, between 34 and 57 percent of Black students were proficient in both English and Math at the three in-person Paramount schools, compared to just 5.4 percent in Indianapolis Public Schools.

"For students receiving free or reduced lunch, 38 to 58 percent were proficient in both at the three Paramount schools, compared to just eight percent in the district." - Patrick O’Donnell 

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