For school improvement efforts to succeed, write University of Chicago researchers Lisa Walker and Cheryl Smithgall, support systems for students must move from the policy margins to the mainstream.
The Detroit school board dodged a challenge to its existence Thursday when the City Council voted against placing a question on the Nov. 2 ballot asking voters whether they wanted the mayor and the council to have authority over the troubled Detroit Public Schools.
Although a national proponent of the "controlled choice" assignment model considers diversity a key to success, Wake County's school board chairman said Wednesday that race or income will not decide which schools students attend.
The president told members of the National Urban League that his signature education initiative holds promise for poor and minority students in low-performing schools.