Spotlight on School Improvement

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On School Improvement


The Education Week Spotlight on School Improvement is a collection of articles hand-picked by our editors for their insights on:

  • School Improvement Grant awards in urban, rural, and suburban schools
  • Understanding the four federal models for school improvement
  • How one Kentucky high school implemented a turnaround model with a School Improvement Grant
  • The role of leadership in advancing turnaround goals

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School Improvement Grant Efforts Face Hurdles
States and districts grapple with turning around schools and making big changes in a tight time frame.
April 25, 2011 - Education Week

Turnaround-Program Data Seen as Promising, Though Preliminary
School Improvement Grant awards have gone to schools in 44 states so far, the Education Department says, urban, rural, and suburban.
January 11, 2011 - 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

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

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

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

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

Commentary
School Improvement Takes a Team
Drawing on sports analogies, Sam Redding writes that school improvement takes a strong team and sound fundamentals.
February 22, 2011 - Education Week

Commentary
When School Improvement and Teacher Seniority Collide
Low-performing schools are hurt most when layoffs mean losing those hired to turn them around, write Rob Manwaring and Tim Sullivan.
October 8, 2010 - Education Week

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