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How Simply Focusing on Literacy Can Turn Around the Most Challenging Schools
FromK-12 Greatest Hits: Your shortcut to what works in education
How Simply Focusing on Literacy Can Turn Around the Most Challenging Schools
FromK-12 Greatest Hits: Your shortcut to what works in education
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Length:
12 minutes
Released:
Dec 4, 2012
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Podcast episode
Description
Our guest today shares with us how she took a challenging, failing school and turned it into a stellar performing, award winning high school by simply focusing on getting every teacher to concentrate on literacy. It's a fascinating story with useful insights about actionable tips.
Dr. Susan Szachowicz is the principal of Brockton High School, a large (4,350 student) comprehensive urban high school. Under her leadership, Brockton High has been recognized as a Massachusetts Compass School, a National Model School by the International Center for Leadership in Education for five years in a row, a recipient of the National School Change Award, and received a Bronze Medal from U.S. News and World Report as one of America's Best High Schools.
Dr. Susan Szachowicz is the principal of Brockton High School, a large (4,350 student) comprehensive urban high school. Under her leadership, Brockton High has been recognized as a Massachusetts Compass School, a National Model School by the International Center for Leadership in Education for five years in a row, a recipient of the National School Change Award, and received a Bronze Medal from U.S. News and World Report as one of America's Best High Schools.
Released:
Dec 4, 2012
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
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