September 17, 1997

Education Week, Vol. 17, Issue 03
School & District Management State of Contentment
Entering Hoover Elementary School in Council Bluffs, Iowa, is like stepping back in time: back to before the Vietnam War, the Kennedy assassination--back 30 or 40 years. The school is spick-and-span, on a street lined with maple trees and pleasant houses with lamps in picture windows.
David Ruenzel, September 17, 1997
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Education Letter to the Editor Letters to the Editor

On Shifting Reform Debate From Utility To Humanity

September 17, 1997
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Student Achievement Opinion Grade Retention Doesn't Work
Grade retention is making a comeback.
Arthur J. Reynolds & Judy Temple, September 17, 1997
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Budget & Finance Opinion The Five C's
On June 30, my company brought its contract to lead the Minneapolis schools to a successful conclusion. This was the longest and most successful agreement in the nation between a private firm and a public school board to lead a district. After 52 months and several unique pay-for-performance contracts, we completed our central task of turning the district's performance around. Now the Minneapolis school board and the Public Strategies Group Inc. have also successfully completed a planned transition in leadership.
Peter Hutchinson, September 17, 1997
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