Turnaround Schools That Work: Moving Beyond Separate but Equal Richard D. Kahlenberg, The Century Foundation, 11/12/2009 Turnaround Schools that Work (Powerpoint Presentation) View the Press Release. View The Agenda Series Archive. Education Secretary Arne Duncan’s far-reaching efforts to transform the country’s lowest performing schools into successful ones, don’t reach far enough according to a new report from The Century Foundation. In “Turnaround Schools That Work: Moving Beyond Separate but Equal,” TCF Senior Fellow Richard Kahlenberg details why ‘turnaround” approaches that focus on changing principals and teachers but fail to address issues related to parents and students, have fallen short of expectations. Download the report here. Edition: online

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