Denver’s Luminary Learning Network Shows How Innovation Zones Can Work for Teachers, Students, and Families
When we helped four school leaders launch an “innovation zone” in Denver two years ago, we weren’t sure where the journey would take us. The guiding vision was for radical empowerment of the educators closest to the students. So we began simply by asking fundamental...
Early learnings, successes, and inspiration from Denver’s LLN
During our most recent visit to Denver we met with school leaders in Denver’s Luminary Learning Network (LLN), Denver’s first Innovation Zone, to catch up on what they were learning, where they were enjoying success, and what challenges they were trying to...Big changes could be coming to New Bedford middle schools
The New Bedford School Committee voted Monday to authorize the school district to develop redesign plans for the middle schools. One option, but not the only option the schools will look at, is an “innovation zone” with a special governing structure. Read...
CRPE’s Linking State and Local School Improvement initiative profiles Springfield Empowerment Zone Partnership
Check out the first release from CRPE’s initiative Linking State and Local School Improvement titled Measures of Last Resort: Assessing Strategies for State-Initiated Turnarounds which profiles the Springfield Empowerment Zone Partnership.