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The Big U-Turn: How to bring schools from the brink of doom to stellar success

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uturncover In this 2009 Education Next article, Emily Ayscue Hassel and Bryan C. Hassel describe six leadership strategies that recur in successful school turnarounds. Focusing on a few early wins, breaking organizational norms, rapid experimentation to find solutions that work, getting the right staff, driving change with data, and running a “turnaround campaign” are highlighted.

 

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