The Literature Network - Washington Irving Elementary School Series, Part One

Washington Irving Elementary School Series, Part One

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From: All Things Considered (NPR)
Date: 19941221
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NOAH ADAMS, Host: During this past year on this program, we brought you the story of an urban high school trying to change. The school we chose, Taft High School in Chicago, didn't have much success with educational reform. Test scores and attendance declined throughout the year, and by the end of our series the principal who had spearheaded the reform effort had quit the Chicago schools in frustration. In the upcoming year, we'll report on another school trying to restructure. This time it's a grammar school. Washington Irving Elementary is on Chicago's west side. ...

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