Chicago Charter Network Stems Dropout Tide in City
Youth Connection Charter Schools serve thousands of dropouts from Chicago public schools and have helped drive down the city's overall dropout rate. Read Full Post >
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June 06, 2013
April 30, 2013
Baton Rouge Seeks to Avoid State Takeover
The East Baton Rouge Parish school board plans to move 100 gifted and talented students from a higher-performing elementary school to a lower-performing school this fall in order to improve the test scores of the lower-performing school. Read Full Post >
February 11, 2013
Urban Districts Struggle to Sell Shuttered Schools, Report Finds
Urban districts are grappling with how to find new life for schools they have closed as they manage an increasing inventory of vacant buildings. Read Full Post >
September 20, 2012
Ohio District Chief Announces Retirement Amid State Probe
Gene T. Harris is retiring from the Columbus, Ohio district she has led since 2001 as the state investigates allegations that district leaders tampered with student attendance data in order to boost school rankings. Read Full Post >
September 07, 2012
Urban District Group Offers Management Tool for School Operations
The Council of the Great City Schools is using experience gleaned from its members to develop and sell a program that allows school districts to track key non-academic performance indicators. Read Full Post >
August 21, 2012
Indiana Districts Working Hard to Retain Students
Faced with competition from vouchers and charter schools, school districts in Indiana and around the country are marketing their educational offerings. Read Full Post >
August 09, 2012
Report Confirms Cheating at One D.C. School
The District of Columbia's Office of the Inspector General investigated allegations of cheating at one school that was prompted by a USA Today investigation. Read Full Post >
July 10, 2012
Pittsburgh Principal Leadership Program Evaluated
The RAND Corp. examined an initiative in the district aimed at creating better school leaders. Read Full Post >
July 06, 2012
Detroit Teachers' Union Considers Options After New Contract Imposed
Under state law, the Detroit emergency manager has the power to create a "successor collective bargaining agreement" without union negotiation. Read Full Post >
June 18, 2012
Kansas City Drops Standards-Based Education Reform
The district had been grouping students by ability instead of by grade level in 10 schools, but leaders say they now need to focus on regaining accreditation in the struggling Missouri district. Read Full Post >
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