On May 21st, CEJ released a policy brief documenting the lack of research support for school closings as a school improvement strategy, and profiling successful models that have increased student achievement without the damaging side effects inflicted by closings. In Beyond School Closings: Effective Alternatives for Low-Performing Schools, CEJ urges the NYC Department of Education to use the federal School Improvement Grants to invest in proven school improvement strategies and establish a School Transformation Zone to support NYC’s 34 SIG schools and other low-performing schools.
Click here to read CEJ’s policy brief on school turnaround.
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