Turning the Tide at Shawnee

This from the Full Frame photo blog @ Education Week:

During the 2010-11 school year, Education Week chronicled Principal Keith Look and his staff at the Academy @ Shawnee in Louisville, Ky., while they worked to transform the long-troubled campus as part of a $3.5 billion federal push to turn around thousands of low-performing schools. Pat McDonogh’s multimedia piece documents a school in transition.

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During the 2010-11 school year, Education Week chronicled Principal Keith Look and his staff at the Academy @ Shawnee in Louisville, Ky., while they worked to transform the long-troubled campus as part of a $3.5 billion federal push to turn around thousands of low-performing schools. Pat McDonogh’s multimedia piece documents a school in transition.

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