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Kentucky Schools Stand as Model // State Takeover Gives Edgar Idea for Reform
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The state of Kentucky recently released an astounding report: 95
percent of its public schools posted progress in academic achievement
during a two-year period under a statewide reform effort.
As Chicago public schools head into another phase of their 1989
reform effort - with a mere fraction of such success - policymakers
are looking toward Kentucky's effort as a model.
In that state, supporters give credit to systemic reforms, such
as sending more children to preschool; f...
