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Houston approves charter school at Lee High: HISD board hopes deal will boost poor and minority students.

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| April 13, 2007 | COPYRIGHT 2007 Houston Chronicle. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: Ericka Mellon

Apr. 13--After some disagreement, the Houston school board consented Thursday to a unique deal that would let a nationally esteemed charter school open inside an under-performing high school.

The board voted 7-1, with one abstention, to let YES Prep Public Schools start a program at Lee High School in hopes the charter might replicate its success at preparing poor and minority students for college.

"I appreciate your courage," board member Greg Meyers told Houston Independent School District Superintendent Abelardo Saavedra earlier this week, highlighting the rare partnership between a traditional public school system and a…

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