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For the first time in years, every school in Colorado's Summit County has earned the state's highest performance rating. The turnaround reflects steady progress since 2022, when only four of nine schools met top standards.
A Greenville elementary school once ranked among the worst in the county just rocketed to seventh-most-improved in South Carolina. The secret? A bold program that invested $7.8 million in teachers and proved struggling schools can turn around fast.
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A renowned education professor spent 22 months working at Cape Town's worst-performing high school and discovered that love, not strategy, drives real change. His hands-on experiment is now reshaping how universities prepare future teachers across South Africa.
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After Cherry High School recorded the lowest matric pass rate in South Africa's Western Cape in 2023, education expert Jonathan Jansen volunteered to help turn it around. His 22-month journey from chaos to hope shows how failing schools can be saved.
After decades of struggles, a New York middle school went from chaos to community in just 10 months. Students now cheer for their principal instead of opting out of tests.
A Colorado middle school serving the district's poorest neighborhood went from daily fights to smiling hallways after its principal spent five years building connections with students. While test scores still lag, the school shows how believing in kids can change everything.