Student at Fondren MS, an Apollo 20 campus, receives Scholastic All-Star Award
- HISD Recognized at KIPP Houston Gala for Apollo 20 Initiative
- Study Shows Apollo 20 Academic Achievement Gains Match Top Charters
- HISD Students Post Strong Math and Science TAKS Scores
- Apollo 20 Mid-Year Report Points to Gains in Academic Achievement
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What is Apollo 20?
The Apollo 20 program is a bold initiative to transform public education in Houston and improve the academic achievement of all students. Learn more- The liftoff of Apollo 20 is our promise to young people that their dreams will not be deferred, their aspirations will not be thwarted and their human potential will not be lost.Rev. Leslie Smith II - Houston Chronicle - March 23, 2011
- With Apollo 20, the Greater Houston Partnership is convinced that HISD is focused on our most precious natural resource – our childrenPatrick Oxford, chairman, and Larry Kellner, vice chairman - Greater Houston Partnership
- This is the first school that has helped Ashley with her math. Thank you Ms. McKay and Sharpstown High for helping Ashley understand and comprehend math more easily nowLouAnn - Apollo Parent
- I am really excited about what the Apollo 20 Program is doing. There aren’t many districts in the country trying to do this.Liz Gitto - Westside High School teacher
Promising Results
After the first year of the Apollo 20 three-year program:
- Math skills acquired by the average Apollo 20 student represent an estimated 3-1/2 months of additional schooling
- Sixth-grade students, who received dialing math tutoring, gained the equivalent of six additional months of schooling
- Gains achieved by ninth-grade students ranged between nearly five months to more than nine months of additional learning
Video
Resources
- National Bureau of Economic Research Working Paper
- Dr. Roland Fryer's Apollo 20 Research Presentation
- Apollo 20 Elementary Schools Brochure:
English (.pdf) | Spanish (.pdf) - Apollo 20 Elementary Program Overview:
English (.pdf) | Spanish (.pdf) - Apollo 20 Elementary Program Fact Sheet:
English (.pdf) | Spanish (.pdf) - Apollo 20 Secondary Schools Brochure:
English (.pdf) | Spanish (.pdf) - Apollo 20 Secondary Schools Mid-Year Report (.pdf)
- Become an Apollo 20 Math Fellow
- Harvard University’s EdLabs, HISD’s partner in Apollo 20
Participating schools
Elementary schools: Blackshear | Davila | Frost | Highland Heights | Isaacs | Kelso | Robinson | Scarborough | Tinsley | Walnut Bend | YoungMiddle schools: Attucks | Dowling | Fondren | Key | Ryan
High schools: Jones | Kashmere | Lee | Sharpstown
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