Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Education Research Report: New Fordham report highlights best and worst cities for school reform

Education Research Report: New Fordham report highlights best and worst cities for school reform

New Fordham report highlights best and worst cities for school reform

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New Orleans, Washington, and NYC top list; San Diego, Philadelphia, Gary, and Detroit bring up rear.


America’s Best (and Worst) Cities for School Reform: Attracting Entrepreneurs and Change Agents


Which American cities have cultivated a healthy environment for school reform to flourish and which have not? In an exploratory study of 30 major cities, nine reform‐friendly locales surged to the front: New Orleans, Washington D.C., New York City, Denver, Jacksonville, Charlotte, Austin, Houston, and Fort Worth. Six cities