On this week’s Dropout Nation Podcast, I discuss how to use data and overhaul traditional school practices in order to foster successful school turnarounds. With more than $4 billion being spent on school turnarounds, it is critical to use student test performance and improve the quality of school leadership in order to fix failure mills and mediocre schools.
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