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Update: Turnarounds Lacking Promised Leaders - District 299: Chicago Public Schools Blog

Update: Turnarounds Lacking Promised Leaders - District 299: Chicago Public Schools Blog

Update: Turnarounds Lacking Promised Leaders

image from graphics8.nytimes.comNew leadership is one of the core elements of the $4b billion Obama turnaround program, and yet there aren't enough principals ready and willing to handle them, according to this New York Times article (US Plan to Replace Principals Hits Snag). Pictured is Terrence Little, the new principal at Phillips Academy High School in Chicago, observing a class on Monday. I'm not entirely clear how completely different it is to run a turnaround school than to run any other challenging building except for