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Turnaround in Newark: A Unique Partnership between a School, a University and a Union

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By Claus von Zastrow on February 8, 2008

The New York Times is launching a new multimedia series following a "communitywide effort" to turn around a struggling school in Newark, New Jersey. The result of a partnership between the Newton Street School, Seton Hall University and the Newark Teachers Union, the school's reform strategy includes a longer school day, more attention to teacher professional development, integration of reading and mathematics instruction into other subjects, and more money for enrichment programs.

It's worth a look.

Link to this story: http://www.learningfirst.org/turnaround-newark-unique-partnership-between-school-university-and-union

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