The phrase "failure factories" refers to schools or systems that have a high rate of failing or underperforming students. It suggests that these places are not providing a good education and are unable to help students succeed. Full definition
Most importantly, he fails to realize that the achievement gap is not merely a small problem isolated to urban failure factories. (dropoutnation.net)
Other education stories rich in data visualization that come to mind include the Tampa Bay Times» Failure Factories series, the WBEZ / Southtown Daily Star series on poverty and student achievement. (kappanonline.org)
Last year, the Tampa Bay Times» won the top prizes for Failure Factories, and -LSB-...] (kappanonline.org)