Turnaround Program Races Ahead Of "Race To The Top" - District 299: Chicago Public Schools Blog

Turnaround Program Races Ahead Of "Race To The Top" - District 299: Chicago Public Schools Blog

Turnaround Program Races Ahead Of "Race To The Top"

by Alexander Russo

Flip to page 22 of this report (PDF) to see the list of Illinois schools eligible for turnaround under the federal School Improvement Grant program. These schools are supposed to be educating 117,000 students but they're apparently not doing such a great job. The report, done by an outside group, criticizes the initiative for being harsh and prescriptive. It's just as big -- $3.5 billion -- as Race To The Top, and goes to all 50 states rather than

AM News: iPads For CSU Frosh (Seriously?)

by Alexander Russo

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