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Too much turnover foils turnaround
Milwaukee’s low-performing Carver Academy got more money, new leadership and “five years of attention from Milwaukee’s best minds in...
Joanne Jacobs
Oct 12, 20182 min read
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New Orleans improves — a lot
“After Katrina’s devastation, New Orleans embarked on the the most ambitious education overhaul in modern America,” writes David...
Joanne Jacobs
Jul 17, 20182 min read
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Not a gang school any more
Enrollment is soaring at Benito Juarez Community Academy. Photo: Amadou Diallo/Hechinger Report Choice has emptied many low-performing...
Joanne Jacobs
Dec 5, 20171 min read
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School improvement flop: $7 billion = 0
After seven years and $7 billion in School Improvement Grants, low-performing schools showed no improvement, concluded a federal...
Joanne Jacobs
Jan 23, 20172 min read
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