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American Institutes for Research Report Finds correlation between achievement gains and Failure Is Not an Option^®

In a report released by the American Institutes for Research (AIR) and the HOPE Foundation, research found a strong correlation between Dallas, Texas area Mansfield Independent School District’s (ISD) implementation of the Failure Is Not an Option Six Principles and standardized tests gains. By incorporating these research-based principles through a three-year-long model called Courageous Leadership Academy (CLA), Mansfield ISD maintained a high rate of student success while experiencing rapid growth, especially among English language learners, minority and low socio-economic status students.

This year the almost 40,000-student district achieved the status of “Recognized” by the state of Texas and has an overall above proficiency success rate of 88.5 percent.