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Viola Davis, left, and Maggie Gyllenhaal star in the movie 'Won't Back Down,' slated to be released next month.
Viola Davis, left, and Maggie Gyllenhaal star in the movie 'Won't Back Down,' slated to be released next month.
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Families & the Community 'Parent-Trigger' Tactic to Get Hollywood Treatment
'Won’t Back Down,' due out next month, takes a fictional look at a controversial parent-driven school overhaul tactic.
Sean Cavanagh, August 7, 2012
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School & District Management Compromise Set on Improving Cleveland Schools
The mayor and the teachers’ union have agreed on a plan that calls for taking over struggling schools and revamping salary scales.
Christina A. Samuels, April 24, 2012
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3 min read
School & District Management State Court Ruling Adds Fresh Twist to Bridgeport Saga
Changes are continuing in the struggling school system, says Superintendent Paul G. Vallas, despite a state Supreme Court ruling last week.
Christina A. Samuels, March 7, 2012
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1 min read
John Covington, left, tours Detroit’s Kettering High School with Principal Patricia Murray. As the chancellor of Michigan’s newly created Education Achievement System, Mr. Covington will soon be running a new statewide school system made up of low-performing schools.
John Covington, left, tours Detroit’s Kettering High School with Principal Patricia Murray. As the chancellor of Michigan’s newly created Education Achievement System, Mr. Covington will soon be running a new statewide school system made up of low-performing schools.
Paul Sancya/AP
School & District Management States Creating New Districts to Steer 'Turnarounds'
As Michigan and Tennessee emulate Louisiana in forming special systems for low-performing schools, experts say such districts need new kinds of leaders.
Christina A. Samuels, December 12, 2011
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7 min read
Facebook Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg speaks to 11th grade math students at the KIPP Newark Collegiate Academy, in Newark, N.J., on Sept. 25. He visited the school to highlight the $100 million deal with Newark schools that he announced earlier in the week with mayor Cory A. Booker and Gov. Chris Christie.
Facebook Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg speaks to 11th grade math students at the KIPP Newark Collegiate Academy, in Newark, N.J., on Sept. 25. He visited the school to highlight the $100 million deal with Newark schools that he announced earlier in the week with mayor Cory A. Booker and Gov. Chris Christie.
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School & District Management Facebook-Driven Newark Overhaul Lurches Forward
Questions about legality and governance surround the plan fueled by $100 million from Facebook's founder to remake Newark's schools.
Catherine Gewertz, October 5, 2010
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Facebook Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg speaks to 11th grade math students at the KIPP Newark Collegiate Academy, in Newark, N.J., on Sept. 25. He visited the school to highlight the $100 million deal with Newark schools that he announced earlier in the week with mayor Cory A. Booker and Gov. Chris Christie.
Facebook Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg speaks to 11th grade math students at the KIPP Newark Collegiate Academy, in Newark, N.J., on Sept. 25. He visited the school to highlight the $100 million deal with Newark schools that he announced earlier in the week with mayor Cory A. Booker and Gov. Chris Christie.
Gary He/Facebook/AP
School & District Management Facebook-Driven Newark Overhaul Lurches Forward
Questions about legality and governance surround the plan fueled by $100 million from Facebook's founder to remake Newark's schools.
Catherine Gewertz, October 1, 2010
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8 min read
Andrew Cuomo, right, the Democratic candidate for governor of New York, talks with Rochester, N.Y., Mayor Robert Duffy during a campaign event last month in New York. Mr. Cuomo's selection of Mr. Duffy as his running mate complicates proposed legislation that would give Mr. Duffy control of Rochester's 32,000-student school district.
Andrew Cuomo, right, the Democratic candidate for governor of New York, talks with Rochester, N.Y., Mayor Robert Duffy during a campaign event last month in New York. Mr. Cuomo's selection of Mr. Duffy as his running mate complicates proposed legislation that would give Mr. Duffy control of Rochester's 32,000-student school district.
Richard Drew/AP
School & District Management Mayoral Control Bill Launched in N.Y. Legislature
Under legislation introduced yesterday by Gov. Paterson, Rochester's mayor would get his wish to take over that city’s schools – but he might not be mayor for long.
Dakarai I. Aarons, June 10, 2010
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5 min read
Families & the Community L.A. Gives Parents 'Trigger' to Restructure Schools
New rules will give parents of children in low-performing schools the power to open up targeted schools for outside management.
Lesli A. Maxwell, October 28, 2009
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5 min read
BRIC ARCHIVE
Photo by Christopher Powers/Illustration by Vanessa Solis
Federal Opinion Start Over
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan writes, "If we don’t take aggressive action to fix the problems of low-performing schools, we are putting the children in them on track for failure."
Arne Duncan, June 12, 2009
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School & District Management Hopes Riding on Leader for Troubled St. Louis District
Kelvin Adams, who is taking over as the St. Louis schools’ seventh superintendent since 2003, is already familiar with the dynamics of a district under state supervision.
Lesli A. Maxwell, October 28, 2008
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7 min read
Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley, at lectern, appears at the Sherman School of Excellence last month to announces a $10.3 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to support the turnaround of chronically failing schools.
Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley, at lectern, appears at the Sherman School of Excellence last month to announces a $10.3 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to support the turnaround of chronically failing schools.
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School & District Management District Leaders to Clean House at 8 Chicago Schools
The plan targets high schools and elementary campuses in impoverished neighborhoods on the city’s South and West sides.
Lesli A. Maxwell, February 7, 2008
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6 min read
School & District Management Opinion Should the Mayor Be in Charge?
Anne L. Bryant argues that meaningful partnerships are more successful than takeovers.
Anne L. Bryant, December 11, 2007
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6 min read
BRIC ARCHIVE
Federal Opinion When States Seize Schools: A Cautionary Tale
This intuitively appealing approach promises far more than it can deliver.
Walt Gardner, June 12, 2007
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8 min read
School & District Management A National Roundup D.C. Mayor Signs Bill on Control of City’s Public School System
Congress must still approve a change to the city’s Home Rule Charter before Mayor Adrian M. Fenty can assume full control, but the mayor pledged to move ahead immediately.
Lesli A. Maxwell, May 1, 2007
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1 min read
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