Series: Extraordinary Districts

Superintendent Melinda Young has seen preschoolers who enter the Steubenville school district graduate from high school ready for college. This shows the power of schools to, in her words, change…

In Episode 2 of Extra-Ordinary Districts, we go to Lexington to find out how it became so high-performing.

Across the nation, many school districts are asking themselves, “What can we do to better serve our students of color and those from low-income communities?”

Superintendent Ash refocused Lexington school district on helping not the bussed-in Boston students but any student who needed extra help. He brought in nationally known trainers who helped teachers learn…

Once the educators in Lexington got a handle on how badly some of their students were doing, they threw themselves into fixing the problem. But some parents were surprised that…

Most wealthy, high-performing school districts have huge achievement gaps. And 10 years ago, Lexington, Massachusetts, did too. The students doing the worst? Mostly African American and Hispanic students who were…

Anyone who wants to identify “extraordinary districts” has a daunting challenge: The United States has more than 14,000 school districts and they vary widely. Some have hundreds of students; some…

Anyone who wants to identify “extra-ordinary districts” has a problem: The United States has more than 14,000 school districts and they vary widely.

Across the nation, many school districts are asking themselves, “What can we do to better serve our students of color and those from low-income communities?” In Ed Trust’s new podcast,…