the city's district schools. if you were to shine a light on the few schools that are doing really well, eric mahmoud's school would be one of those. why not say whatever it is he's doing, let's do more of that. >> by what standard is he doing well? >> a standard by which most schools are judged, proficiency on reading and math tests. >> the problem is those tests are flawed to begin with. the idea that we are measuring with these standardized test is part of the problem. >> if i look at bethune across the street, their math and reading scores are awful. bethune elementary is a district school located behind mahmoud's building. for black students at bethune, 89% cannot do math at grade level. 70% can't read at their grade level. why is that a better model than someone who at least has great math and reading scores? >> it's not that bethune is a