Of 40 schools identified by the state's accountability system as Level 4 (among the lowest performing, least improving schools most urgently in need of turnaround) in 2010 and 2011, 22 exited turnaround status by the fall of 2015. (schoolturnaroundsupport.org)
Let's face it: nobody really knows how to turn around failing schools; a recent Fordham study found that just 1 percent of low performing schools reach turnaround status five years later. (educationnext.org)
Brighton High School slipped into turnaround status in February, and, like many schools in the same position, informed all staff save for custodians and cafeteria workers that they would have no guarantee of employment in the following year. (e4e.org)