Turnarounds: What Does It take To Transform A School?

Men and women who've done it - or tried to - talk about daily priorities and essential traits and skills for putting schools on the path to success. Prepared for The Wallace Foundation by Public Agenda, "A Mission of the Heart: Leaders in High-Needs Districts Talk about What It Takes to Transform a School," looks at ways to recruit and sustain top leaders in high-needs schools. The study is based on in-depth focus groups with principals in high-needs districts and interviews with superintendents and other high-ranking education officials, including a state superintendent of education.

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Homework For The New Administration And The 111th Congress

Entering a new era in Washington is a good time for many things, including a good hard look at what needs to be done to improve our education system, from pre-kindergarten all the way up through college. With that in mind, we've put together an education reform "to do" list for the president-elect and members of the 111th Congress. We invite you to check out the list and then log on to our site to discuss the education issues you feel should be priorities in 2009.

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