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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I work at another school that is on the list and IMO it’s justified. I am neither a fan or huge critic of Duran though I feel he is partially responsible for some of what is happening. When I talk to friends across the county they have similar concerns. The way we are educating special education students and ELs is not supportive in many cases. At the same time [b]there have been huge cultural shifts in parenting that are impacting achievement.[/b] [/quote]

THIS. This is the problem, and there’s nothing Duran can do to fix it. [/quote]

Fix it entirely? No. But there is a huge amount schools can do to boost performance and outcomes.[/quote]

Like WHAT? Seriously, what — specifically — would you do?[/quote]

Better, content-rich curriculum.
Phonics-based reading.
Teaching facts and knowledge rather than nebulous skills.
More days in school.
Fewer screens, more textbooks.
Smaller classes in some cases.
More differentiation.
Don’t pass on kids that need to repeat.
Schedules that provide routine that make kids feel secure.
Deal with and eventually separate out discipline cases.

Or you can just throw in the towel on achievement, like Jonathan Chait talks about here: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/12/school-reform-progressives/685179/?gift=rGeOi84Cw86O5rDyk0k6nh1ypn4wQDUwI8-VeiN1kyg&fbclid=IwdGRjcAOqMqlleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEe1XUEPi21nipkFi3vEY1fW_ZqBGzT1cECCwbAJGeijqqTA7Tsud4XXmc2qGU_aem_mkd5L1BfI3YuOJqVmhPTeQ
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APS is improving in the first three that you listed but there needs to be a lot more focus on writing. With math, we basically don’t have a curriculum and it’s all IXL and forgot the name of the other app. We also need more teacher led instructions which leads to better results in public schools especially  I really like Natalie Wexler, Doug Lemov (his website is called Teach Like A Champion), and Karen Vaites who has a substack. They all have excellent suggestions on how schools can be improved. Unfortunately Dr Duran is more concerned with his image and less concerned with actually improving schools.[/quote]

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