by Empowerschools | Apr 4, 2014 | Uncategorized
One of the things we hope to do at Empower Schools is inform the field by capturing and sharing practices that can drive success across education systems, communities and states. The turnaround of Lawrence Public Schools in Massachusetts is a project that we have been...
by Empowerschools | Apr 3, 2014 | Uncategorized
After extensive discussions and more than three years without a contract, Lawrence Public Schools and members of the Lawrence Teachers’ Union ratified an agreement that reinforces features critical to the turnaround of the district while also providing the union and...
by Empowerschools | Mar 27, 2014 | Uncategorized
Salem News recently published this op-ed by Salem Mayor Kim Driscoll on the efforts underway to turnaround the Bentley Elementary School, Salem’s only Level 4 school. “Good dance partners make for better dancing,” Driscoll writes, “and we believe working with a good...
by Empowerschools | Feb 24, 2014 | Uncategorized
In February 2013, America Achieves convened leaders of 5 “Extraordinary Authority Districts (EADs) – turnaround districts in which states gain legal authority to take over and operate chronically underperforming schools and/or districts. Empower Schools and...
