School Start for the Miracle Workers

Perspective: "If a doctor, lawyer, or dentist had 40 people in their office at one time, all of whom had different needs, and some of whom didn't want to be there and were causing trouble, and the doctor, lawyer, or dentist, without assistance, had to treat them all with professional excellence for nine months, then he/she might have some conception of the classroom teacher's job." 

- Donald D. Quinn

Integrating Hartford Schools

Just heard a segment on NPR "This Anerican Life" about Hartford Magnet Schools and their very focused school marketing efforts to integrate schools. It's not posted yet but definitely listen to it when it's available. 

They discuss trials and successes as they work to desegregate schools and face difficult and wonderful discussions around magnet funding, policy, race, integration, school competition, and public perception of schools. Here's the Hartford Magnet school's website and there are definitely some ideas worth exploring to market schools. 

http://www.hartfordschools.org/choice-next-steps/78-pages/344-choice-overview

 This American Life - Aired August 9, 2015. (When it airs I'd love to hear your comments). 

Check out the book: 

"The Children in E-4"

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