S2 E4: What Can You Do for My Black Children?

In a poor, Black neighborhood in Houston, Principal Thaddeus Lott transforms a struggling elementary school with Direct Instruction. Soon, his students are outperforming students at much wealthier schools. The results are so remarkable, some people think it’s too good to be true.

Video: The secret to Wesley Elementary’s success (youtube.com/watch?v=B8WOhNH6CEI)
Read: Teachers who use Direct Instruction tend to like it (apmreports.org/story/2026/10/29/teachers-who-u…)

Read: Transcript of this episode (apmreports.org/episode/2026/10/29/sold-a-story…)

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