Tackling Turnaround

Over the next year, Education Week will chronicle Principal Keith Look and his team at Shawnee High School in Louisville, Ky., while they work to transform the long-troubled campus as part of a $3.5 billion federal push to turn around thousands of low-performing schools across the nation.

Ky. Turnaround School Reaps Double-Digit Gains
A Louisville, Ky., high school boasts big gains in reading and math a year into the federal School Improvement Grant program.
October 3, 2011 - Education Week

Turnaround School Passes One-Year Milestone
A Kentucky high school takes stock after the first phase of its efforts under a federal School Improvement Grant.
June 6, 2011 - Education Week

Students at Turnaround School Reflect on Changes
Seniors at a Kentucky high school that received a federal School Improvement Grant say they’ve sensed greater energy and teacher involvement.
June 3, 2011 - Education Week

Turnaround High School Ratchets Up Improvement
The challenge for a Louisville, Ky., school is to sustain momentum gained through a federally funded school improvement program.
February 22, 2011 - Education Week

State Specialists' Team Offers Aid in Turnaround
A Kentucky school undergoing turnaround efforts is getting used to the idea of having three officials from the state education department stationed right in their school.
February 22, 2011 - Education Week

Educators Step Up Academics at Ky. Turnaround School
Students are adjusting to higher expectations this year as a struggling West Louisville high school works to change course.
October 25, 2010 - Education Week

Turnaround Team Scrambles at Ky. High School
Shawnee High's revamped staff must make high-stakes improvements this fall or face the consequences.
August 4, 2010 | Updated: March 23, 2012 - Education Week

Kentucky High School Launches Turnaround Journey
Principal Keith Look's job is on the line as he steers Louisville's Shawnee High School through an aggressive, federally-mandated effort to reverse years of academic decline.
June 15, 2010 - Education Week

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