Here is the Ron Clark Academy CNN video from October 3, 2009. The famed Atlanta school was profiled in a segment by T.J. Holmes, and in a second video, students from the school performed a song about health care reform set to the Miley Cyrus’ hit single Party in the U.S.A.
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The school, long known for its educational innovations from its eponymous co-founder, drew national attention when students performed a nonpartisan voting rap song on CNN using the smash hit single Whatever You Like from rapper T.I. The new song takes a similar approach, defining the issues involved through song.
According to the CNN report, Ron Clark co-founded the school in 2007 with Kim Bearden. Approximately 100 students are in attendance, and tuition is around $18,000 a year with half of the students on scholarship.
As seen in the video, this is characteristic of the school’s approach to teaching and it has been successful as standardized tests results show in nearly every subject, with students scoring in the 70, 80 and 90 percentile. The full report is here via the CNN Transcript.
Both videos are below.
Video Link – News report
Video Link Ron Clark Academy Health Care Reform song
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Ron Clark Academy CNN Video 10-3-09
