/low-performing-schools Low Performing Schools en-US 2021 (c) 91Ö±˛Ą Wed, 26 Jun 2024 17:50:08 GMT /leadership/opinion-enrollment-down-achievement-lackluster-should-this-school-close/2024/06 An equity researcher describes how coming district-reorganization decisions can help preserve Black communities in central cities. Wed, 26 Jun 2024 17:50:08 GMT /leadership/opinion-enrollment-down-achievement-lackluster-should-this-school-close/2024/06 /leadership/what-districts-with-the-worst-attendance-have-in-common/2024/04 Districts often lack a systemic approach to coping with the spike in chronic attendance problems, a Michigan study suggests. Thu, 25 Apr 2024 20:13:02 GMT /leadership/what-districts-with-the-worst-attendance-have-in-common/2024/04 /policy-politics/low-performing-schools-are-left-to-languish-by-districts-and-states-watchdog-finds/2024/02 Fewer than half of district plans for improving struggling schools meet bare minimum requirements. Fri, 23 Feb 2024 20:33:46 GMT /policy-politics/low-performing-schools-are-left-to-languish-by-districts-and-states-watchdog-finds/2024/02 /leadership/opinion-ditch-the-term-failing-schools/2023/06 The term sullied the otherwise affirmative nature of the opinion collection, says this letter to the editor. Tue, 13 Jun 2023 16:00:00 GMT /leadership/opinion-ditch-the-term-failing-schools/2023/06 /leadership/opinion-five-pathways-for-improving-student-opportunities/2023/04 Education advocates and policymakers show how an opportunity approach is changing the face of education in their states. Wed, 26 Apr 2023 21:50:41 GMT /leadership/opinion-five-pathways-for-improving-student-opportunities/2023/04 /leadership/how-a-successful-superintendent-takes-stock-mid-year/2023/02 The halfway point in the school year is a good time to reassess goals, measure progress, and reflect. Tue, 21 Feb 2023 22:16:07 GMT /leadership/how-a-successful-superintendent-takes-stock-mid-year/2023/02 /leadership/how-covid-19-will-make-fixing-americas-worst-performing-schools-even-harder/2021/03 COVID-19's fallout has shaken how states spend billions in federal aid to fix poor-performing schools serving the most-vulnerable students. Tue, 23 Mar 2021 20:22:34 GMT /leadership/how-covid-19-will-make-fixing-americas-worst-performing-schools-even-harder/2021/03 /teaching-learning/calculating-grad-rates-for-charter-schools-its-complicated/2019/02 Federal data paint a grim picture of the charter school sector's ability to graduate its students. But comparing charter high schools' graduating power with that of all other public high schools is tricky. Wed, 27 Feb 2019 02:05:37 GMT /teaching-learning/calculating-grad-rates-for-charter-schools-its-complicated/2019/02 /leadership/opinion-are-charter-management-companies-a-laboratory-for-effective-school-systems/2018/05 Marc Tucker argues that there is no evidence that charter systems at scale raise student performance to global levels, and advises policymakers to instead, focus on learning from nations and states whose students are outperforming U.S. students across the board. Wed, 23 May 2018 16:57:42 GMT /leadership/opinion-are-charter-management-companies-a-laboratory-for-effective-school-systems/2018/05 /policy-politics/states-adjust-course-on-school-turnaround-districts/2017/09 The new school year brings changes for states that are starting—or, in at least one case, dropping—state-directed efforts to improve some of their lowest-performing schools. Wed, 06 Sep 2017 00:36:42 GMT /policy-politics/states-adjust-course-on-school-turnaround-districts/2017/09 /policy-politics/heres-how-17-states-plan-to-fix-struggling-schools/2017/06 What are the most common strategies states want to take for school improvement? Are states seeking radical new approaches under ESSA? We take a look. Wed, 14 Jun 2017 11:10:16 GMT /policy-politics/heres-how-17-states-plan-to-fix-struggling-schools/2017/06 /policy-politics/opinion-theresa-may-and-the-design-of-the-american-education-system/2017/01 Marc Tucker discusses a recent piece by Checker Finn on British Prime Minister Theresa May's education agenda and analyzes the lessons it may provide for U.S. policy makers. Thu, 05 Jan 2017 11:30:52 GMT /policy-politics/opinion-theresa-may-and-the-design-of-the-american-education-system/2017/01 /policy-politics/in-massachusetts-voters-shun-expansion-of-charters/2016/11 The state will keep its status as one of the most restrictive states when it comes to the expansion of the charter school sector. Wed, 16 Nov 2016 02:32:17 GMT /policy-politics/in-massachusetts-voters-shun-expansion-of-charters/2016/11 /leadership/georgia-voters-to-decide-states-role-in-struggling-schools/2016/10 A ballot measure would alter the state constitution to allow a special district to intervene in low-performing schools. Wed, 26 Oct 2016 01:13:47 GMT /leadership/georgia-voters-to-decide-states-role-in-struggling-schools/2016/10 /policy-politics/essa-clears-out-underbrush-on-school-improvement-path/2016/09 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. Wed, 28 Sep 2016 01:30:41 GMT /policy-politics/essa-clears-out-underbrush-on-school-improvement-path/2016/09 /leadership/amid-school-closure-worries-michigan-lists-low-performers/2016/09 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. Wed, 07 Sep 2016 01:17:40 GMT /leadership/amid-school-closure-worries-michigan-lists-low-performers/2016/09 /leadership/opinion-high-poverty-high-achievement-in-hong-kong/2016/06 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? Thu, 23 Jun 2016 10:29:17 GMT /leadership/opinion-high-poverty-high-achievement-in-hong-kong/2016/06 /policy-politics/the-every-student-succeeds-act-an-essa-overview/2016/03 2015's Every Student Succeeds Act rolls back much of the federal government's big footprint in education policy. Thu, 31 Mar 2016 15:57:13 GMT /policy-politics/the-every-student-succeeds-act-an-essa-overview/2016/03 /teaching-learning/acclaimed-educator-jaime-escalante-featured-in-new-u-s-postage-stamp/2016/01 Escalante, the Bolivian native and former U.S. high school math teacher, died of cancer in 2010. Fri, 29 Jan 2016 22:25:27 GMT /teaching-learning/acclaimed-educator-jaime-escalante-featured-in-new-u-s-postage-stamp/2016/01 /policy-politics/test-participation-mandate-puts-states-on-spot/2016/01 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. Wed, 27 Jan 2016 02:30:14 GMT /policy-politics/test-participation-mandate-puts-states-on-spot/2016/01 /leadership/political-winds-buffet-tenn-s-achievement-school-district/2016/01 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. Wed, 13 Jan 2016 04:03:38 GMT /leadership/political-winds-buffet-tenn-s-achievement-school-district/2016/01 /leadership/video-turning-around-a-low-performing-school/2016/01 Wed, 06 Jan 2016 22:11:34 GMT /leadership/video-turning-around-a-low-performing-school/2016/01 /policy-politics/states-districts-to-call-shots-on-turnarounds-under-essa/2016/01 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. Wed, 06 Jan 2016 02:32:49 GMT /policy-politics/states-districts-to-call-shots-on-turnarounds-under-essa/2016/01 /policy-politics/massachusetts-enlists-districts-in-school-turnaround-efforts/2015/12 The Bay State's 5-year-old approach to improving low-performing schools sees them as part of a broader educational ecosystem. Thu, 31 Dec 2015 04:32:24 GMT /policy-politics/massachusetts-enlists-districts-in-school-turnaround-efforts/2015/12 /leadership/parents-used-trigger-law-to-leverage-school-changes/2015/03 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. Wed, 18 Mar 2015 03:32:18 GMT /leadership/parents-used-trigger-law-to-leverage-school-changes/2015/03 /leadership/after-divisive-start-use-of-parent-trigger-law-matures/2015/03 Advocates aim to broaden the influence of California's contentious statute, which gives parents a tool to push major changes at low-performing schools. Wed, 18 Mar 2015 03:31:58 GMT /leadership/after-divisive-start-use-of-parent-trigger-law-matures/2015/03 /leadership/humans-of-new-york-campaign-raises-1-4-million-for-brooklyn-school/2015/02 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. Thu, 12 Feb 2015 16:11:47 GMT /leadership/humans-of-new-york-campaign-raises-1-4-million-for-brooklyn-school/2015/02 /policy-politics/opinion-designing-a-state-accountability-program-part-i/2014/04 Marc Tucker lays out his vision for an effective state accountability program including strategies to address low-performing schools. Mon, 07 Apr 2014 14:26:50 GMT /policy-politics/opinion-designing-a-state-accountability-program-part-i/2014/04 /teaching-learning/opinion-accountability-what-the-top-performers-do/2014/03 Marc Tucker continues the discussion on accountability and describes how the top-performing education systems use assessments and the results to help students and schools improve. Fri, 14 Mar 2014 13:25:08 GMT /teaching-learning/opinion-accountability-what-the-top-performers-do/2014/03 /policy-politics/sig-program-gets-makeover-in-newly-passed-budget/2014/01 States and districts getting School Improvement Grant aid could receive greater flexibility under language included in the federal spending measure. Wed, 29 Jan 2014 03:12:08 GMT /policy-politics/sig-program-gets-makeover-in-newly-passed-budget/2014/01