Locke+High+School,+Los+Angeles

Much has already been written about Locke.

http://articles.latimes.com/2011/jun/26/opinion/la-ed-locke-20110626/2

http://rdsathene.blogspot.com/2011/06/millionaires-mendaciousness-and.html

Their graduation rate has improved, but their test scores are among the worst in California. When you increase graduation rate, that tends to lower the test scores, so maybe they have actually improved somewhat, but certainly with such low scores they can't be hailed as a 'miracle.' If anything, they prove that despite $15 million investment, poverty still is destiny.