Annenberg Task Force Will Take A Fresh Look at Districts
Most districts can point to individual schools that are high-achieving, including those with a large proportion of poor and minority students. But few systems can say that about all their schools.
Now, a national task force is tackling the question of how to redesign districts so that large numbers of high-performing schools can flourish.
The Annenberg District Task Force, created by the Providence, R.I.-based Annenberg Institute for School Reform, will meet for the first time this week in New York City. The 16-member panel of educators, business leaders, researchers, local and state policymakers, and community-based organizations plans to rethink the functions and structure of school districts—particularly those in large urban areas. And it envisions working with a handful of districts to put...
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