Jasmine Dukes, a seventh-grader at Friendship Preparatory Academy in Baltimore, middle, waits in line with classmates during a class transition Maryland Thursday, April 12, 2012. Thanks to the School Improvement Grant Program, the area above the lockers has been painted yellow. ..Baltimore City "turnaround" school Friendship Preparatory Academy Elementary and Middle, have benefited from the federal School Improvement Grant Program thanks to a partnership with the D.C.-based Friendship Public Charter School organization (NOTE: Friendship Prep is NOT a charter school, according to the vice principal). The school, which serves 98% of the students reduced and free lunches, used the grant money for improvements like buying technology, installing white boards, painting the hallways, replacing flooring, and paying for classroom libraries...Matt Roth For Education Week
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