Mar 29, 2012
Recorded at EWA's March 24, 2012 seminar at the University of Chicago, "School Turnarounds: Are SIG Dollars Making a Difference?"
How does the charter school model factor into efforts to turn around low-achieving campuses? Why haven’t more charter management organizations signed on for school turnarounds? What questions should reporters be asking when faced with conflicting data on charter school performance?
Moderator: Scott Elliott, Indianapolis Star
Panelists:
- Ursula Wright, interim president and CEO of the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools
- Matt Troha, principal of Mastery Charter Schools Thomas Campus, Philadelphia
- Margaret Raymond, director, The Center for Research on Education Outcomes, Stanford University
- Gary Miron, professor, Western Michigan University