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School Turnarounds Are Succeeding
Portland, Ore., Public Schools Superintendent, Carole Smith, DC Public School teacher Mrs. Rose Smith, and DC Public Schools student Daquan Burley join Arne for a panel at the Grad Nation Summit....
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The Hard Work of School Turnarounds
Hammond High School junior Katherine Lopez has seen a big change in teachers’ attitudes since her freshman year at the northwest Indiana school in 2009/10. “Teachers seem much more involved with...
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Oklahoma City Turnaround School is Doing More Than Just OK
Crutcho Elementary School sits on a flood plain near Oklahoma City. One could say its location is a metaphor for the school’s challenges. Just as the school is at risk of flooding, its students are...
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Leaders and Teachers ‘Go the Extra Mile’ to Transform Milwaukee’s Hamilton High
“Turning around schools is one of the toughest, and important, challenges we face in education,” said Jason Snyder, a deputy assistant secretary from ED, as he toured Milwaukee Public Schools’...
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School Sees ‘Turnaround’ Progress in Just Two Years
Those questioning whether a school can dramatically turn around should look no further than Emerson Elementary School in the Argentine community of Kansas City, Kan. The school recently opened its...
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Duncan Kicks Off “Let’s Read! Let’s Move!”
Secretary Duncan visited students at Vashon High School in St. Louis to kick off Lets Read! Let's Move! Official Department of Education photo by Leslie Williams. Secretary Duncan kicked off this...
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Sitting Higher Upon Camelback
As with any good school, it’s all about the students. At Imagine Elementary at Camelback in Phoenix, Marcos, a 7th-grader, says, “Being in this school really helped me out with my future . . . becoming...
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Click here for an alternate version of the video with an accessible player. Secretary Duncan has said that we cannot rest until all schools are schools we would be proud to send our own children....
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Youth Succeed with Great Educators, Help from ED
Think back to that moment when you decided to pursue your dream. Who influenced your decision? A mentor? A parent? Or maybe a friend? For many people, their moment was sparked by an educator. Earlier...
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Baltimore High School Beats Odds with Help of SIG Program
The odds were stacked against Baltimore’s Frederick Douglass High School. The nation’s second oldest historically integrated public high school faced a steep dropout rate, scores of students repeating...
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Boston School Turns Around With Focus on the Arts
Orchard Gardens (MA) first graders recite a portion of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I have a dream” speech during a school assembly earlier this week. “I have a dream!” Orchard Gardens’ first graders...
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