Low Performing Schools

Every Student Succeeds Act ESSA Clears Out Underbrush on School Improvement Path
The new federal K-12 law gives states and districts a freer hand in fixing their lowest-performing schools, but questions loom on whether that leeway will translate into better outcomes.
Alyson Klein, September 27, 2016
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8 min read
School & District Management Amid School-Closure Worries, Michigan Lists Low Performers
State officials insist the roster of low-performing schools is not a closure list, but an accountability measure required by law, though those reassurances may face skepticism.
Brenda Iasevoli, September 6, 2016
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4 min read
Equity & Diversity Opinion High Poverty, High Achievement in Hong Kong
Marc Tucker details a recent visit to a school in a high-poverty Hong Kong neighborhood and asks: Could such a success story happen in the United States?
Marc Tucker, June 23, 2016
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8 min read
Every Student Succeeds Act Explainer The Every Student Succeeds Act: An ESSA Overview
2015's Every Student Succeeds Act rolls back much of the federal government's big footprint in education policy.
Alyson Klein, March 31, 2016
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7 min read
Curriculum Acclaimed Educator Jaime Escalante Featured in New U.S. Postage Stamp
Escalante, the Bolivian native and former U.S. high school math teacher, died of cancer in 2010.
Kristine Kim, January 29, 2016
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1 min read
Every Student Succeeds Act Test-Participation Mandate Puts States on Spot
Despite the rise of the testing opt-out movement, states are still on the hook to assure that 95 percent of eligible students take state exams in English/language arts and math.
Andrew Ujifusa, January 26, 2016
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6 min read
First grader Makayla Taylor, 6, walks to breakfast at Aspire Public Schools in Memphis, Tenn., which is part of the state's Achievement School District.
First grader Makayla Taylor, 6, walks to breakfast at Aspire Public Schools in Memphis, Tenn., which is part of the state's Achievement School District.
Swikar Patel, Education Week
Equity & Diversity Political Winds Buffet Tenn.'s Achievement School District
The state-run district that takes over low-performing schools has run into partisan trouble fueled by a study showing progress lagging at those schools compared with other turnaround models.
Daarel Burnette II, January 12, 2016
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5 min read
School & District Management Video Turning Around a Low-Performing School
January 6, 2016
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Every Student Succeeds Act States, Districts to Call Shots on Turnarounds Under ESSA
The new federal K-12 law still requires states to identify their worst-performing schools, but states and districts have great leeway in how to turn them around.
Daarel Burnette II, January 5, 2016
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4 min read
4th grader Joshua Kasputis walks past the stairwell at Burncoat Preparatory School.
4th grader Joshua Kasputis walks past the stairwell at Burncoat Preparatory School.
Swikar Patel/Education Week
Standards & Accountability Massachusetts Enlists Districts in School Turnaround Efforts
The Bay State's 5-year-old approach to improving low-performing schools sees them as part of a broader educational ecosystem.
Alyson Klein, December 30, 2015
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10 min read
Parent volunteer Maria Garcia kisses her daughter, Vanessa, after helping students in a kindergarten class at Lexington Elementary School in Pomona, Calif. With the help of Parent Revolution, a parent advocacy group, parents at the school negotiated with the administration to address problems.
Parent volunteer Maria Garcia kisses her daughter, Vanessa, after helping students in a kindergarten class at Lexington Elementary School in Pomona, Calif. With the help of Parent Revolution, a parent advocacy group, parents at the school negotiated with the administration to address problems.
Photo by David Walter Banks for Education Week
Families & the Community Parents Used 'Trigger' Law to Leverage School Changes
At one California school, the threat of parental options under the law allowed them to negotiate a formal agreement with school officials on key issues.
Karla Scoon Reid, March 17, 2015
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5 min read
Helping Hand: Parent volunteer Liliana Martinez works with 1st grader Isadora Canares on reading exercises at Lexington Elementary School in Pomona, Calif. Parents used a state law as leverage to negotiate major changes at the school.
Helping Hand: Parent volunteer Liliana Martinez works with 1st grader Isadora Canares on reading exercises at Lexington Elementary School in Pomona, Calif. Parents used a state law as leverage to negotiate major changes at the school.
David Walter Banks for Education Week
Families & the Community After Divisive Start, Use of 'Parent Trigger' Law Matures
Advocates aim to broaden the influence of California's contentious statute, which gives parents a tool to push major changes at low-performing schools.
Karla Scoon Reid, March 17, 2015
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10 min read
School & District Management 'Humans of New York' Campaign Raises $1.4 Million for Brooklyn School
A photo on the popular Humans of New York blog has brought widespread attention to a school in one of New York's most dangerous neighborhoods, raising more than $1.4 million for the school.
Jordan Moeny, February 12, 2015
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3 min read
Standards & Accountability Opinion Designing a State Accountability Program: Part I
Marc Tucker lays out his vision for an effective state accountability program including strategies to address low-performing schools.
Marc Tucker, April 7, 2014
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6 min read
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