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Frontline's 'Dropout Nation' Shows What It Really Takes to Turn Around Schools

John Thompson | Posted 12.03.2012 | Home
Read More: Terry Grier, School Reform, Standardized Testing, Pbs Documentary, School Turnarounds, Dropout Nation, Houston ISD, Roland Fryer, Frontline, Pbs, Education Reform, Apollo 20, Dropout Epidemic, High School Dropouts, Dropout Rates, Home News
John Thompson

PBS showed a reality that is lost on data-driven "reformers." Social scientists have documented the primary importance of socio-emotional factors and the need to build trust before academics can improve. And that takes patience.

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Joy Resmovits

Charter School Scaling Experiment Takes Shape In Houston

HuffingtonPost.com | Joy Resmovits | Posted 12.12.2011 | Home
Read More: Education News, Education, Research, Terry Grier, Achievement Gap, Houston International School District, Education Reform, Apollo 20, Houston Schools, Class Size Reduction, Studies, Roland Fryer, Home News

An ambitious experiment created by Harvard economist Roland Fryer to export and scale the practices of high-performing charter school chains to public...

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