Blog: Salem’s Bentley School Off to a Strong Start
As we wrote earlier, Empower worked with the Mayor and School Committee to chart a new path for the Bentley Elementary in Salem. For the past four years, the Bentley has been a Level 4 school, meaning it is among the lowest-performing schools in the state. The Level 4...
Blog: School and District Turnaround in Lawrence
On the day that the most recent MCAS data is to be released by DESE and a day after Secretary Arne Duncan visited, this article looks at the progress being made in one of the most innovative district turnarounds in the country, Lawrence, MA. The upward trajectory of...Blog: School turnaround in Salem
Boston Globe North reports on Empower and Blueprint’s school turnaround efforts in Salem with Bentley Elementary. “It is definitely an aggressive approach to being able to bring about improvement, but we are committed to having that happen and we’re doing...