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school turnarounds

next steps

Indiana
March 1, 2019

IPS pushes back on recommendation to convert Howe and Manual to charter schools

A special task force recommends that two state takeover schools become charter schools run by Charter Schools USA, but IPS is raising financial concerns.

study says...

National
February 19, 2019

Can charter operators turn around district schools? In Atlanta, two are trying and finding extra challenges

The struggles in Atlanta underscore the difficulty of exporting a charter school model to a new environment, especially an existing school.

closures ahead

New York
December 14, 2018

New York City will close another round of schools in de Blasio’s Renewal turnaround program

The education department is planning to close fewer than last year, the largest single round of Renewal closures to date, when seven schools were ultimately shuttered.

back to the future

New York
December 6, 2018

NYC will keep key aspects of Renewal schools ‘indefinitely,’ even as the turnaround program nears likely end

While the city appears poised to wind down the Renewal program, the backbone of that strategy will remain in place.

Achievement School District

Tennessee
December 5, 2018

McQueen: More school takeovers ‘most likely’ coming to Memphis and Nashville

Tennessee's outgoing education chief says she'll recommend more takeovers to the next governor, unless there's significant improvement.

shift

Tennessee
December 4, 2018

With new school turnaround model, Tennessee takes lessons learned in Memphis to Chattanooga

Guiding principles have emerged from almost a decade of state turnaround work.

By the numbers

Chicago
November 5, 2018

Beyond hiring: The struggle to diversify Chicago’s teaching ranks

In Chicago, the ranks of black teachers continue to decline, and the percentage of Latino teachers has only increased slightly.

the school improvement industry

National
October 29, 2018

Private groups have long tried to help turn around struggling schools. But it’s not clear if they’re doing any good.

There's little evidence on whether that school improvement industry, paid for by taxpayers, is actually boosting student learning, according to a new study.

end of the road

New York
October 26, 2018

After report that New York City is ending its Renewal turnaround program, big questions remain

In his weekly appearance on WNYC’s Brian Lehrer show, de Blasio did not deny the program is ending, and even suggested it is reaching its “natural conclusion.”

Momentum

Tennessee
September 21, 2018

Memphis moves from problem child to poster child on Tennessee’s new school improvement list

The city got encouraging news on Friday as fewer of its schools landed on Tennessee's newest list of troubled "priority schools."

Priority schools

Tennessee
September 19, 2018

Struggling Tennessee schools find out Friday if they could face state intervention

The "priority school" list will be the first since 2014 and will chart state improvement strategies, investments, and interventions.

renewed questions

New York
September 5, 2018

Mayor de Blasio says fate of 50 turnaround schools will be decided this year

“We expect a lot of those schools to graduate out,” de Blasio said. “But ultimately this is the year to decide what happens with all of them.”

School choice

Chicago
August 17, 2018

Secret CPS report spotlights big vacancies, lopsided options for students

An unreleased report by a school choice group backed by the business community paints in stark detail what many Chicagoans have known…

Politics & Policy

Tennessee
July 24, 2018

Whitehaven High principal not leaving school improvement program he helped start after all

Vincent Hunter isn't going anywhere.

Leadership

Colorado
June 4, 2018

Aurora’s principal training could get a boost to send 11 more schools through university program

The proposal is a $477,000 request in next year's budget.
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