Can Philadelphia schools innovate to escape crisis?

Name: Can Philadelphia schools innovate to escape crisis?
Uploaded: 2014-12-02T00:59:07Z
Duration: P364S
Description: Philadelphia public schools are facing serious funding troubles, as well as overcrowding and other issues. But the city’s competitive Science Leadership Academy, where the curriculum is based on student-driven project learning, is a great success. Special correspondent for education John Merrow reports on a superintendent’s effort to use the SLA as a model for reforming traditional schools.

Clip: 12/01/2014 | 6m 4s

Philadelphia public schools are facing serious funding troubles, as well as overcrowding and other issues. But the city’s competitive Science Leadership Academy, where the curriculum is based on student-driven project learning, is a great success. Special correspondent for education John Merrow reports on a superintendent’s effort to use the SLA as a model for reforming traditional schools.

Aired: 12/01/14

Rating: NR

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