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Northwest Turnarounds: How Five Schools Made Big Jumps In Student Achievement

Northwest Education Magazine - Spring/Summer 2009

Volume 14. Number 3. Cover photo by David Predeger

On the Cover: A third-grader at Mountain View Elementary looks up unfamiliar words during the daily two and a half hour reading block. An emphasis on reading has been at the heart of the highly diverse Anchorage school's improvement efforts.

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Inside the Spring/Summer 2009 Issue

Researchers Define Strategies For Turning Around Schools
Small Successes Boost The Confidence Of At-Risk Middle Schoolers
A Focus On Reading Galvanizes A Highly Diverse School
A Strong Leader Takes A Struggling High School To The Top
Big Results Come From Many Small Steps
An Innovation Expert Surveys The Turnaround Field
Teachers Work Overtime To Transform School Culture

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Education Northwest Magazine is published three times a year by the Education Northwest. The magazine aims to promote a regional dialogue and to elevate teaching and learning by giving readers the best information, ideas, and personal stories from practitioners, researchers, and other experts.

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