Five Years of Broken Promises at the I Promise School
August 2, 2023 | Ohio
Perhaps Lebron James should really stick to basketball as it has now been revealed that not even one eighth grader from the I Promise School founded by the basketball star has managed to pass the state math test in three years, causing many critics to call into question the promises made by the school.
The school was founded back in 2018 in LeBron’s home city of Akron, Ohio, and garnered massive media attention praising the sports player for his philanthropic move. Eventually, as it always does, media attention faded away from the school and it would seem that the commitment from James faded along with it.
A report from Yahoo! News shows that many school board members are questioning whether or not the school can live up to the big promises given by the superstar. The school intended to assist the lowest-performing students and help them get out of whatever rut they were stuck in. The idea is one of great intent, but it’s utterly useless if they don’t follow up.
And from the academic data that was dug up, they’re not. The students at the school are testing in the bottom five percent of the state which has managed to land the school on the Ohio Department of Education’s list of schools requiring targeted intervention. Not a great start for a school that has just gotten to its fifth anniversary. (Excerpt from DC Enquirer.)
