All Posts Tagged: 'Restructured Schools'


Stop the Violence

November 14th, 2008 | Category: Accountability

Last Sunday, the Washington Post ran a story about the recent surge in school violence at Hart Middle School, where, in the past several weeks, three teachers were assaulted, a 14-year-old was charged with carrying a shotgun and students discharged fire extinguishers throughout the building. Hart, a school currently placed on “restructuring” status under NCLB [...]

Dispatch from the Front Lines

November 14th, 2008 | Category: Accountability

Policy types debate whether school systems should try to fix failing public schools or close them and replace them with charters or other types of new schools. Answer: it’s a lot easier to create a constructive school culture with a new team than having to change the hearts and minds of existing staff. But sometimes [...]