The Illogic of School Turnarounds
Is your school struggling? Do you have an idea why? Could a huge influx of new funding help you pay for improvements that help students? Okay, tell us your plan: we’ve got plenty of money to help turn your school around! But first, fire your principal.
What’s that? You think the principal is actually doing a good job under difficult circumstances? You think the school can succeed under the same leadership? You think continuity in leadership will help? Okay, we’ll still give you the money, but first, fire half of the teachers.
What’s that? You think that more than half of the teachers are actually doing a good job under difficult circumstances? You think that the school can succeed with the same teachers and that continuity will help
