The education department, abiding by legislation passed in 2015, identified 144
schools (which became 145
after one split) as «
struggling» or «persistently
struggling» — 124 were listed as
struggling, which had two years to turnaround, and 21
schools were identified as persistently
struggling, which have one year to improve or face being
taken over by an independent receiver chosen by local leaders but approved by the state.