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Direct linkSilva, Elena – Phi Delta Kappan, 2008
Hamilton County, Tennessee, engaged in a multi-year effort to improve teaching in a group of eight central city elementary schools. This reform, known as the Benwood Initiative, was funded with $5 million from the Chattanooga-based Benwood Foundation. Student achievement improved dramatically as a result of this initiative. The Benwood successes…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Academic Achievement, Recruitment, Educational Change
