Category Archives: Turnaround Schools

Youth Succeed with Great Educators, Help from ED

Posted on April 24, 2013 by Kelsey Donohue

Think back to that moment when you decided to pursue your dream. Who influenced your decision? A mentor? A parent? Or maybe a friend? For many people, their moment was sparked by an educator. Earlier this month, the Department of … Continue reading →

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Announcing a New School Turnaround AmeriCorps Program

Posted on February 26, 2013 by Arne Duncan

Yesterday, as education leaders from across the country gathered at the Grad Nation Summit in Washington, D.C., we were pleased to announce a new collaboration between our agencies: School Turnaround AmeriCorps. This competitive, three-year grant program is designed to strengthen … Continue reading →

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Sitting Higher Upon Camelback

Posted on August 20, 2012 by Joe Barison

As with any good school, it’s all about the students. At Imagine Elementary at Camelback in Phoenix, Marcos, a 7th-grader, says, “Being in this school really helped me out with my future . . . becoming a better student, becoming … Continue reading →

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Duncan Kicks Off “Let’s Read! Let’s Move!”

Posted on June 26, 2012 by Guest Blogger

Secretary Duncan kicked off this summer’s Let’s Read! Let’s Move! series yesterday at Vashon High School in St. Louis. The program, which supports First Lady Michelle Obama’s campaign to fight childhood obesity, promotes summer learning and reading, as well as … Continue reading →

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School Sees ‘Turnaround’ Progress in Just Two Years

Posted on June 25, 2012 by Patrick Kerr

Those questioning whether a school can dramatically turn around should look no further than Emerson Elementary School in the Argentine community of Kansas City, Kan. The school recently opened its doors to a group of local, state, and federal education … Continue reading →

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Leaders and Teachers ‘Go the Extra Mile’ to Transform Milwaukee’s Hamilton High

Posted on June 22, 2012 by Julie Ewart

“Turning around schools is one of the toughest, and important, challenges we face in education,” said Jason Snyder, a deputy assistant secretary from ED, as he toured Milwaukee Public Schools’ Alexander Hamilton High School in May. The school is in … Continue reading →

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Whatever It Takes: School Turnaround Realities

Posted on May 14, 2012 by Karen Stratman-Krusemark

When Principal Roy Sandoval of Arizona’s Alchesay High School says that he and his staff do “whatever it takes” to create a safe and orderly environment for students to learn, he is not kidding around. “Safe and orderly is number … Continue reading →

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Duncan Talks Obama Education Record at Mom Congress

Posted on May 1, 2012 by Cameron Brenchley

What is the proper role of the federal government in education? Secretary Arne Duncan answered this question Monday at Parenting‘s annual Mom Congress in Washington. “Under President Obama’s leadership, our role here in Washington is to support you,” Duncan said. … Continue reading →

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Oklahoma City Turnaround School is Doing More Than Just OK

Posted on April 25, 2012 by Guest Blogger

Crutcho Elementary School sits on a flood plain near Oklahoma City. One could say its location is a metaphor for the school’s challenges. Just as the school is at risk of flooding, its students are susceptible to the generational poverty … Continue reading →

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A Preliminary Progress Report on Turning Around the Lowest-Performing Schools

Posted on March 29, 2012 by Guest Blogger

As Secretary Duncan highlighted earlier this month at the Grad Nation Summit, we are now starting to get preliminary achievement data on the first year of state and local efforts to turn around the nation’s lowest-performing schools. The results, while … Continue reading →

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The Hard Work of School Turnarounds—When a Struggling School Becomes a Place Where Students Want to Be

Posted on March 29, 2012 by Julie Ewart

Hammond High School junior Katherine Lopez has seen a big change in teachers’ attitudes since her freshman year at the northwest Indiana school in 2009/10. “Teachers seem much more involved with students and with what they’re teaching,” she said. “If … Continue reading →

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School Turnarounds Are Succeeding

Posted on March 19, 2012 by Cameron Brenchley

America cannot keep the promise a quality education to every child without ending the cycle of failure in our chronically low-performing schools. From the early days of the Obama Administration, the President and Secretary Duncan explained that the country could … Continue reading →

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