On the afternoon of Aug. 20, 2007, Harold Levine, dean of the UC Davis School of Education, stood at the back of a crowded school cafeteria in West Sacramento. Ahead of him, sixth- and seventh-graders and their families murmured in rows of metal folding chairs. They had come to learn more about a new charter school, set to open in two days, that promised to prepare every one of its students for college. Read More