Turnaround Forum
Welcome to our Turnaround Forum, offering a thoughtful and extended look at what’s working, what’s not, and what’s possible in transforming the nation’s lowest-performing schools.
Our issue briefs and blogs will feature commentary, news, research, practical tools, and (we hope) lively discussion from some of the top practitioners and opinion leaders in the country. We’re hoping to provide a platform for many voices — people like us who believe we have a truly unique chance to turn around the country’s worst schools and who want to make sure we’re being bold and bright enough to take advantage of the opportunity.
Issue Briefs
This series of monthly issue briefs focuses on some of the most current and important topics in the turnaround field. Briefs include news from the field, reflections from current state, district, and school turnaround leaders, as well as discussions on policy and promising practices emerging in school turnaround.
STG's Blog: In the Zone
Check out the latest in the turnaround conversation on the School Turnaround Group's blog.
Cloudy with a Chance to Reign
Syracuse, NY, is most widely known for its college basketball team and snowy conditions. Now, after receiving 40% of the state’s SIG dollars, the Syracuse City School District (SCSD) is getting attention for changing the education conditions that will come along with $31.5 million to split among seven schools. When we think about conditions, one […]
Guest Blogging at the Michael and Susan Dell Foundation
This week, Justin wrote a guest piece for the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation’s blog. Here’s a taste of what the blog has to offer: The question we face is not simply how to add more of high performing schools into broken systems. It’s how to transition to a new kind of system that allows […]
Full Steam Ahead!
2013 will bring a new turnaround strategy to the Jefferson Parish Public School System in Louisiana. Late last month, the school board agreed to turn around a network of 8 – 10 low-performing schools in the district. The purpose the strategy is to create a turnaround network within the district as a whole. Superintendent James […]
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