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Breaking the Cycle of Failure in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
by Aspen Institute, ERS
Press Release, April 20, 2010
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (CMS) experience in school turnaround was the subject of a Capitol Hill briefing hosted by the Aspen Institute and its Education and Society Program. As the federal Race to the Top initiative and current Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) reauthorization discussions focus on the importance of turning around low-performing schools, CMS provides an instructive example for how effective turnaround can be accomplished on the district level…
