Are the Administration's turnaround models too strict?

05-25-2010

Expert blog/National Journal

Rep. Judy Chu, D-Calif., challenged the Obama administration's school turnaround models last week with the release of a report arguing for more flexibility in school improvement methods (see story here). "The heavy-handed imposition of punitive measures in the current models run the risk of impeding long-term success," the report contended. Education Secretary Arne Duncan has aggressively pushed the four models for struggling schools that are up for School Improvement Grants. The administration hopes to codify their use through the Elementary and Secondary Education Act reauthorization. Are the federal prescriptions for turning around schools too narrow? Does Chu's report offer a superior framework? (more...)

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