Learn about approaches and policies to improving schools that have worked in other communities across the country.
In 2009, the office of Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), and local foundations came together to create the nonprofit Partnership for Los Angeles Schools (the Partnership). The Partnership is one of the largest...
Miami-Dade County Public Schools (Miami-Dade) is the third largest school district in the country and has made major strides to improve student achievement, winning the Broad Prize in 2012, an award given to large urban school districts that demonstrate the greatest...
In 2004, Sanger Unified School District (Sanger) was designated one of the lowest-performing districts in California. Serving a rural, predominantly Latino community 15 miles outside Fresno, Sanger has steadily improved, outperforming average state gains every year...
In May 2012, the Lawrence Public Schools (LPS) Turnaround Plan was released in response to the district being placed into state receivership by the Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education. LPS describes their turnaround model as “open architecture”...
In May 2010, Boston Public Schools (BPS) finalized their five-year plan, including a turnaround strategy for its 12 schools designated by Massachusetts among the lowest-performing statewide (Level 4) and just one step away from state receivership. The following...