Schools that fail to make
Adequate Yearly Progress for six consecutive years are subject to the
accountability provisions of No Child Left Behind. The restructuring
options prescribed by law include strong measures, such as turning failing
schools into charter schools or allowing the state to take them over. But
some of the options amount to little more than revising the administrative
staff. Sara Mead examines the sparsely populated restructuring landscape
and reports that most locales are opting for the easy way out. Nelson Smith
explains why, if failing district schools are to reopen and become successful charter schools, they need first to close.
Schools that fail to make
Adequate Yearly Progress for six consecutive years are subject to the
accountability provisions of No Child Left Behind. The restructuring
options prescribed by law include strong measures, such as turning failing
schools into charter schools or allowing the state to take them over. But
some of the options amount to little more than revising the administrative
staff. Sara Mead examines the sparsely populated restructuring landscape
and reports that most locales are opting for the easy way out. Nelson Smith
explains why, if failing district schools are to reopen and become successful charter schools, they need first to close.
