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Back to School: NJ School improvement program needs what money can’t buy
The latest effort to save New Jersey’s very lowest-performing schools faces any number of challenges, from the quality of teachers and leadership to the high-risk communities outside the building.
Add one more obstacle that may prove even more daunting: time, or the lack of it.
State Department of Education officials yesterday gave the State Board of Education an update on School Improvement Grants (SIG), a federally funded program that is providing close to $100 million in grants to leverage what officials call “transformational” changes at New Jersey’s worst public schools.
These changes include replacing principals and a majority of teachers and imposing longer school days and years. (Mooney, NJ Spotlight)
