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School & District Management Opinion Andre Dunbar's Journey for Justice
Guest post by Andre Dunbar.
My name is Andre Dunbar. I am a senior at William L. Sayre High School in Philadelphia, and I am a student organizer with the .
Anthony Cody, September 19, 2012
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Special Report Turnaround Watch
澳门跑狗论坛, the Education Writers Association, and The Hechinger Report partnered with 18 news outlets for this special series examining how $3 billion in federal School Improvement Grants is being used in efforts to revitalize some of the nation's lowest-performing schools.
April 15, 2012
Federal GAO Criticizes Ed. Dept. On School Improvement Grant Program
ED needs to do a better job of making sure that the performance of contractors hired through the School Improvement Grant program is reviewed, and of making sure states have the information they need to make grant renewal decisions.
Alyson Klein, April 11, 2012
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Federal Opinion Ellen Holmes: NEA's Priority Schools Focus on Teacher Expertise, Parent and Community Involvement
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Anthony Cody, March 30, 2012
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Federal Opinion Flipping the Script on Turnarounds: Why not Retain Teachers instead of Reject Them?
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Anthony Cody, March 29, 2012
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Federal Opinion Spinning the Numbers on Turnarounds: School Improvement Grant Controversy Brews
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Anthony Cody, March 27, 2012
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Education A School Improvement Grant Report Card from CEP
State officials are generally optimistic about the School Improvement Grant program's potential but have a lot of ideas for perfecting it, an advocacy and research group finds.
Alyson Klein, March 20, 2012
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School & District Management Report Roundup School Improvement
Urban district officials say the School Improvement Grant program will make a difference in the long run for schools that are struggling the most.
Alyson Klein, February 21, 2012
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Education Funding Report Roundup School Turnaround
Half the districts receiving School Improvement Grant funding reported in the early 2011 that it was too soon to tell whether the grants had made a difference.
Alyson Klein, November 8, 2011
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Federal News in Brief SIG Schools Offered Waivers
The transformation model in the School Improvement Grant program requires professional development for teachers.
Alyson Klein, August 29, 2011
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Education Report: Federal Funding Sharpens Focus on Rural Schools
Eighteen percent of the country's lowest-performing schools that will receive federal School Improvement Grant are rural, according to analysis from Education Sector.
Diette Courr茅g茅 Casey, August 26, 2011
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Standards & Accountability Report Roundup School Improvement Grants
More than 70 percent of schools participating in the federal School Improvement Grant program are using the relatively flexible option known as "transformation" to make academic upgrades.
Sarah D. Sparks, May 10, 2011
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Budget & Finance A Tool for Tracking School Improvement Grants
Education Sector, a Washington think tank, has created an online tool that allows the public to examine how states are using $3.5 billion in federal School Improvement Grants.
Sean Cavanagh, April 26, 2011
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Mike Smith, the principal of Seaford High School in Seaford, Del., jokes with students, including Amira Holland, 16, left, as they exit the school last week. Seaford High is putting its own twist on one of the four options given to schools in the school improvement program.
Mike Smith, the principal of Seaford High School in Seaford, Del., jokes with students, including Amira Holland, 16, left, as they exit the school last week. Seaford High is putting its own twist on one of the four options given to schools in the school improvement program.
Emily Varisco for 澳门跑狗论坛
Federal School Improvement Grant Efforts Face Hurdles
States and districts grapple with turning around schools and making big changes in a tight time frame.
Alyson Klein, April 25, 2011
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