Can school names hike scores?

Can school names hike scores?

How well do I remember those crusades to have predominantly Black public schools named after Black heroes or whites who campaigned for racial equality.

Those were the days when Black pride was in vogue. The crusaders were sincere, too --not talking "Black talk" just for kicks. They were for real.

Their logic was simply this: Black children need the inspirational input of having the struggles and successes of heroic Black individuals constantly before them. All African American children would become enhanced by knowing what their ancestors had to overcome to achieve great heights in the worlds of academia, the sciences, the arts, politics …