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Innovation Zone
Colorado
Colorado has more than 100 innovation schools. State officials want to know how they’re doing.
By Yesenia Robles
October 10, 2019
Tennessee
State denies Memphis appeal to take Geeter K-8 off watchlist, but the school will remain under local control for now
By Laura Faith Kebede
September 3, 2019
Tennessee
Tennessee school turnaround models either haven’t worked or are stalling out, new research finds
By Marta W. Aldrich, Caroline Bauman
July 16, 2019

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Tennessee
Memphis district drops plan to staff school with teacher trainees amid community backlash
By Laura Faith Kebede
June 20, 2019
Tennessee
Tennessee governor’s voucher proposal is ‘step backwards,’ says civil rights, education coalition
By Marta W. Aldrich
April 15, 2019
Colorado
Court sides with Aurora district in challenge to school innovation plans
By Yesenia Robles
March 7, 2019
Tennessee
Memphis plan would expand turnaround program, screen all first-graders for gifted education
By Laura Faith Kebede
January 15, 2019
Tennessee
Memphis principal demoted over grade changes will not be reinstated
By Laura Faith Kebede
January 9, 2019
Tennessee
Memphis and Nashville put on notice about which schools could face state takeover in 2020
By Laura Faith Kebede
December 19, 2018
Tennessee
McQueen: More school takeovers ‘most likely’ coming to Memphis and Nashville
By Marta W. Aldrich
December 5, 2018
Tennessee
With new school turnaround model, Tennessee takes lessons learned in Memphis to Chattanooga
By Marta W. Aldrich
December 4, 2018
Colorado
Two more Denver schools win additional freedom from district rules
By Melanie Asmar
October 19, 2018
Tennessee
School turnaround leader promoted to oversee all academics in Memphis schools
By Laura Faith Kebede
September 25, 2018
Tennessee
Memphis moves from problem child to poster child on Tennessee’s new school improvement list
By Marta W. Aldrich, Laura Faith Kebede
September 21, 2018
Tennessee
Memphis schools in most need of growth see gains, but vast majority of students still not on grade level
By Laura Faith Kebede
August 20, 2018