Research Shows Schools Need at Least Five Years to See Improvement

On June 14, 2016, The Coalition for Community School Excellence released a research report from the National Education Policy Center indicating that schools need at least 5 years of implementation to show measurable and sustainable school improvement. The report asserts that a large scale school transformation strategy, such as the NYC Community Schools Initiative, only shows interim results in the first 3 to 4 years of implementation and needs at least 5 years to see substantial results.