Can Philadelphia schools innovate to escape crisis?
Clip: 12/1/2014 | 6m 4s
Philadelphia public schools are facing serious funding troubles among other issues.
Philadelphia public schools are facing serious funding troubles, as well as overcrowding and other issues. But the city’s competitive Science Leadership Academy, where the curriculum is based on student-driven project learning, is a great success. Special correspondent for education John Merrow reports on a superintendent’s effort to use the SLA as a model for reforming traditional schools.
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Can Philadelphia schools innovate to escape crisis?
Clip: 12/1/2014 | 6m 4s
Philadelphia public schools are facing serious funding troubles, as well as overcrowding and other issues. But the city’s competitive Science Leadership Academy, where the curriculum is based on student-driven project learning, is a great success. Special correspondent for education John Merrow reports on a superintendent’s effort to use the SLA as a model for reforming traditional schools.
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