This study from the Fordham Institute tackles a key question: Which of thirty major U.S. cities have cultivated a healthy environment for school reform to flourish (and which have not)? Nine reform-friendly locales surged to the front: New Orleans, Washington D.C., New York City, Denver, Jacksonville, Charlotte, Austin, Houston, and Fort Worth. Trailing far behind were San Jose, San Diego, Albany, Philadelphia, Gary, and Detroit. Read on to learn more.

City Profiles:

Albany, NY Columbus, OH Gary, IN Milwaukee, WI San Antonio, TX
Austin, TX Dallas, TX Houston, TX New Orleans, LA San Diego, CA
Baltimore, MD Denver, CO Indianapolis, IN New York, NY San Francisco, CA
Boston, MA Detroit, MI Jacksonville, FL Newark, NJ San Jose, CA
Charlotte, NC El Paso, TX Los Angeles, CA Philadelphia, PA Seattle, WA
Chicago, IL Ft. Worth, TX Memphis, TN Phoenix, AZ Washington, D.C.

Data Tables:

Albany, NY Columbus, OH Gary, IN Milwaukee, WI San Antonio, TX
Austin, TX Dallas, TX Houston, TX New Orleans, LA San Diego, CA
Baltimore, MD Denver, CO Indianapolis, IN New York, NY San Francisco, CA
Boston, MA Detroit, MI Jacksonville, FL Newark, NJ San Jose, CA
Charlotte, NC El Paso, TX Los Angeles, CA Philadelphia, PA Seattle, WA
Chicago, IL Ft. Worth, TX Memphis, TN Phoenix, AZ Washington, D.C.

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Policy Priority:
High Expectations
Topics:
School Finance
Charter Schools
Tags: Albany Arizona Austin Baltimore Boston California Charlotte Chicago Colorado Columbus Dallas Denver Detroit Houston Illinois Indiana Louisiana Maryland Memphis Michigan Milwaukee New Jersey New Orleans New York Newark North Carolina Pennsylvania Philadelphia Phoenix San Francisco San Jose Seattle Tennessee Texas Washington Washington Wisconsin
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