Ga. 'Next Generation' Project Seeks To Spur District Change
When researchers working on an evaluation of Georgia's Next Generation School Project visited the Savannah-Chatham County school district, they looked for proof that the public-private grant program had improved instruction in the schools.
"They said, 'Don't you have some computers or something?'" recalled Superintendent Pat Russo. "And I said, 'No, this is about changing behaviors and attitudes.'"
The 36,000-student district targeted its aid toward staff training and forming leadership...
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