Document Type

Brief

Publication Date

8-29-2012

Keywords

Model teaching; Model learning

Series Title

Office for Education Policy

Series Number

Volume 09, Issue 07

Abstract

The Arkansas Department of Education recently released the list of the lowest performing schools in Arkansas—labeled as focus and priority schools. Now that these schools have been singled out, they will be subjected to heavy intervention. Educators and policymakers all over Arkansas have their eyes on these schools and are asking - what's next? How do we turn around lower performing schools? What works? In this policy brief, we outline one particular program—the Apollo 20 program—that is working to turnaround achievement in lower performing schools. Early results show gains comparable with prominent charter schools in the nation, but some criticize the program’s focus on only a few particular schools rather than having a broader reach.

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