Letting Good Teachers Fix Bad Schools - (08/29/2003)
Dallas Morning News
Story about incentives, shuffling of educators boost urban campuses
Benwood Initiative Praised In Report From U.S. Dept. of Education - (07/01/2004)
Third Annual Report on Teacher Quality
The combination of extensive, high-quality professional training, additional staff,
strong building and district leadership and incentives has yielded exceptional improvement
in all nine schools.
Charging The Gap: National Education Journal Profiles Benwood Initiative - (03/01/2006)
Education Week
By bettering the teaching staffs at its inner-city schools, the
Hamilton County school district is lessening the differences in achievement between such schools
and their suburban counterparts.
Engineering a Turnaround:
A Profile of Soddy-Daisy High School's Engineering Academy - (05/01/2006)
Teacher Magazine
Twenty years after it was shoved aside to make room for academic standards, vocational
education is now something of a comback kid. Nowhere is that more evident than in
southern Tennessee, where the small-school academies in one district combine academic rigor with real-world
skills.
Chattanooga's Enthusiastic Eight - (06/20/2006)
An audio podcast of PBS reporter John Merrow"s interview with 8 Benwood teachers
PBS Profiles Benwood Initiative - (06/20/2006)
The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
Special Correspondent for Education John Merrow reports on efforts to fix a group
of troubled elementary schools in Tennessee
Good Schools Can Happen
- (08/30/2006)
Parade Magazine Cover Story
Parade magazine highlights the role of local education funds in school success
Success Story - (09/21/2006)
Education Trust's Achievement highlights Benwood Schools
High School Reform: It's About Time - (12/01/2006)
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Developments InfoBrief
Front Porch Pathfinders - (03/01/2007)
Focus
Lumina Foundation magazine features Soddy Daisy High School college access program
Academy Rewards - (03/01/2007)
NEA Today
NEA focuses on Hamilton County
Hamilton County Featured on Front Page of New York Times -
(01/17/2008)
In this article, "Urban Schools Aiming Higher Than Diploma,"
experts discuss how high schools must reinvent themselves so that all students are
prepared for college. Local experts reflect on the change brought about by the decision to grant a single
college-prep diploma for all Hamilton County graduates.