MD's vision on failing schools

Seldom do stakeholder committees convened by state departments of education put forward truly bold recommendations. Instead, their reports are too often full of requests for more money and status quo-friendly “reforms.” And since most work nowadays related to failing schools is dominated by the deeply flawed “turnaround” craze, I had doubly modest expectations for Maryland’s “Policy Practitioners’ Workgroup” on chronically underperforming schools. But to my surprise and delight, the workgroup’s report is excellent...Read it here.