Chalkbeat: State Takeovers Are Usually Unsuccessful
Matt Barnum of Chalkbeat reports on a research study that concluded that most state takeovers of low-performing districts were unsuccessful. Local school boards, it was...
Category : Turnaround Schools
Chicago Ends Arne Duncan’s Failed Strategy of “Turnaround” and “Disruption”
Way back in 2004, Chicago’s then-superintendent Arne Duncan announced a bold initiative that he called “Renaissance 2010.” He closed 80 public schools and opened 100...
Seattle: The Resurgence of Rainier Beach High School and the Comeback Kids
The National Education Policy Center reported on the success of a high school in Seattle that adopted the principles of “schools of opportunity.” Open the...
Where Was the National Democratic Party During the West Virginia Teachers Strike?
An article in the Daily Beast asks the question that is the title of this post. Another question: Where was President Obama and Secretary...
Mike Klonsky: Rahm Plans to Close Another School
Mike Klonsky writes about Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s efforts to close another school. Rahm has left his mark as the Great Destroyer of Public Schools in...
Michigan: State Takeover Effort Collapses, Schools Will Return to Detroit Public School District
Michigan’s Education Achievement Authority is closing down, and the low-performing schools put into the state-controlled district will be returned to the Detroit public schools. The...
Tom Ultican’s Sharp Critique of What Went Wrong and How to Make Things Right
Tom Ultican became a teacher of math and physics in San Diego after a career in Silicon Valley. He is retiring. He loves teaching. He...
The Facts About State Takeovers of Public Schools
The Alliance to Reclaim Our Public Schools (AROS) has gathered important information about state takeovers, which target disproportionate numbers of black and brown communities. ...
EduShyster Interviews Georgians about Amendment 1
EduShyster and her colleague Aaron French created a podcast about the crucial vote in Georgia on changing the State Constitution to allow the state to...
Gary Rubinstein: Beware of ASDs!
Gary Rubinstein has followed the evolution of the Tennessee Achievement School District closely since it was launched in 2011. In this post, he warns reformers...