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Roosevelt Stands Out in Portland Grad Rate Rise
February 1, 2012 by
Roosevelt High School, one of the NEA Priority Schools Campaign intensive support sites, has increased its four-year graduation rate from 38 to 51 percent. Graduation rates for the Portland Public School district as a whole rose 5%.
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Disproving the “Failing” Label
December 5, 2011 by
Educators and staff at many priority schools have seen their school ranked, labeled and listed on a recurring basis that’s rarely positive. Kit Carson Elementary School is no stranger to that trend. The school is located in West Las Vegas,…
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NEA’s Priority Schools Campaign Releases Family-School-Community Partnership Guide
November 15, 2011 by
New NEA guide helps educators develop connections with the most important people in their students’ lives.
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Forum Sparks Strategy Exchange on School Reform
November 12, 2011 by
Participants in NEA’s Priority Schools Campaign forum in New Orleans met with colleagues from across the country to share their challenges and best practices.
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NEA PSC Forum Highlights Promising Practices
November 10, 2011 by
NEA’s Priority Schools Campaign has brought together more than 300 teachers, education support professionals, union leaders, district administrators, community members and parents, representing 36 Priority Schools from 17 states, in New Orleans for a three day forum to share lessons…
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NEA Video News Report from the PSC Forum
November 10, 2011 by
NEA’s Priority Schools Campaign reports live from New Orleans where more than 300 teachers, education support professionals, union leaders, district administrators, community members and parents, representing 36 Priority Schools from 17 states, are gathered for a three day forum to…
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Spotlight Shines on NEA’s Priority Schools Campaign
July 5, 2011 by
Just two years after the 2009 Representative Assembly mandated NEA to create a program that would focus resources to transform struggling schools, delegates had a front row seat to view how the union is leading the way to change the…
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Garden Helps to Engage Students, Get Involved in Community
July 2, 2011 by
Tilling soil, shoveling ten tons of gravel, laying paving stones and growing crops aren’t normal job duties for an educator. But for staff at McGary Middle School in Evansville, Indiana, that’s exactly what they are doing this summer as they…
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Collaboration and Contract Make a Difference for Students
June 20, 2011 by
Marjorie Punter made a shocking discovery two years ago on her first day of school at Belmont: there were no textbooks for her students. “It was devastating to find out how far behind we were,” said Punter, who teaches 11th…
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Creating a Safe Learning Environment
June 3, 2011 by
Belmont was a school run by the students. They skipped class and roamed the halls in the hundreds. Fights were a near daily occurrence. Police cars regularly parked outside. An emergency alarm sat next to the cash registers in the…
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