A Mission to Transform Baltimore’s Beaten Schools
BALTIMORE — For years, this city had one of the worst school systems in the country. Fewer than half its students graduated, enrollment had fallen precipitously and proficiency levels were far below the national average.
Monica Lopossay for The New York Times: At Green Street Academy, Sandra Meekins, a special education teacher, tries to engage her students with boisterous discussions.
Article by By SABRINA TAVERNISE Published: December 1, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/02/education/02baltimore.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all
In 2007, the school board hired Andres Alonso, a Cuban immigrant with a Harvard degree and strong views on how to change things. In three years, he pushed through a sweeping reorganization of the school system, closing failing schools, slashing the central office staff by a third and replacing three-quarters of all school principals... http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/02/education/02baltimore.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all
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