Ranked #1
ExtraOrdinary Districts: Chicago Part 1 – Nowhere to Go But Up
ExtraOrdinary Districts: Chicago Part 1 – Nowhere to Go But Up
In 1987, U.S. Secretary of Education William Bennett flew into Chicago, declared it the “worst” school district in the c... Read more
13 Nov 2017
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25mins
Ranked #2
ExtraOrdinary Districts: Chicago Part 2 – Stumbling Toward Some Answers
ExtraOrdinary Districts: Chicago Part 2 – Stumbling Toward Some Answers
How would Chicago school district know what worked and what didn’t? With foundation help, the University of Chicago laun... Read more
13 Nov 2017
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21mins
Ranked #3
Panel Discussion on “Systems to Build Knowledge”
Panel Discussion on “Systems to Build Knowledge”
To talk about the lessons we can learn from Valley Stream 30 (episode #6), Ed Trust brought together Jeffrey Howard, fou... Read more
30 Dec 2019
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1hr 10mins
Ranked #4
ExtraOrdinary Districts: Steubenville Part 1 – Changing the Path of Poverty
ExtraOrdinary Districts: Steubenville Part 1 – Changing the Path of Poverty
Superintendent Melinda Young has seen preschoolers who enter the Steubenville school district graduate from high school ... Read more
6 Nov 2017
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19mins
Ranked #5
Seaford, Delaware: Fast Improvement in Delaware
Seaford, Delaware: Fast Improvement in Delaware
Seaford, Delaware, was the “Nylon Capital of the World” until DuPont closed its plant. Today it has twice the rate of po... Read more
9 Dec 2019
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51mins
Ranked #6
Lane, OK: Exposing and Learning from Success
Lane, OK: Exposing and Learning from Success
A small, kindergarten-through-8th-grade district in rural Oklahoma, Lane was identified by Sean Reardon, Professor of Po... Read more
25 Nov 2019
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54mins
Ranked #7
Live! With ExtraOrdinary Districts – A Discussion on District Improvement
Live! With ExtraOrdinary Districts – A Discussion on District Improvement
To kick off Season 2 of ExtraOrdinary Districts, we brought together an all-star panel to discuss school district improv... Read more
18 Nov 2019
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1hr 6mins
Ranked #8
There Are So Many Unknowns.
There Are So Many Unknowns.
Corey Miklus became superintendent of Seaford (Delaware) Public Schools in January. On March 13 he closed the buildings ... Read more
27 Apr 2020
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41mins
Ranked #9
Panel Discussion on “Fast Improvement in Delaware”
Panel Discussion on “Fast Improvement in Delaware”
To talk about the progress Seaford has made in the last few years (episode #4) Ed Trust brought together Sonja Santelise... Read more
16 Dec 2019
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1hr 14mins
Ranked #10
Panel Discussion of “Exposing and Learning from Expertise”
Panel Discussion of “Exposing and Learning from Expertise”
Panel Discussion of “Exposing and Learning From Expertise” with reading researcher Timothy Shanahan, University of Illin... Read more
2 Dec 2019
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52mins
Ranked #11
Valley Stream 30: Systems to Build Knowledge
Valley Stream 30: Systems to Build Knowledge
Valley Stream 30 is just over the Nassau County line from Queens, New York, and has attracted a diverse population of Af... Read more
23 Dec 2019
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56mins
Ranked #12
Creating the New Normal Day by Day
Creating the New Normal Day by Day
We are “creating the new normal,” Superintendent Dr. Nicholas Stirling says. As his schools closed this spring, Valley S... Read more
20 Apr 2020
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31mins
Ranked #13
Let’s Teach….But Remember the Context.
Let’s Teach….But Remember the Context.
16 Apr 2020
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33mins
Ranked #14
No Computer, No Wi-Fi, & No Cell Coverage While America Is Supposed to be Learning Online.
No Computer, No Wi-Fi, & No Cell Coverage While America Is Supposed to be Learning Online.
John Daniel, superintendent of Cottonwood Public Schools in rural Oklahoma, talks about the challenges of making sure st... Read more
7 Apr 2020
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33mins
Ranked #15
ExtraOrdinary Districts: Lexington Part 2 – Where Do You Start? Everywhere!
ExtraOrdinary Districts: Lexington Part 2 – Where Do You Start? Everywhere!
Once the educators in Lexington got a handle on how badly some of their students were doing, they threw themselves into ... Read more
1 Nov 2017
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22mins
Ranked #16
ExtraOrdinary Districts Season 2 is Coming!
ExtraOrdinary Districts Season 2 is Coming!
We’re excited to announce season 2 of ExtraOrdinary Districts is coming in November 2019! Take a listen to this quick pr... Read more
18 Oct 2019
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3mins
Ranked #17
They Are Rising to the Challenge.
They Are Rising to the Challenge.
“This is different. This is hard for some of our parents. We have to show compassion and patience,” says Faith Belle-Luc... Read more
23 Apr 2020
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30mins
Ranked #18
ExtraOrdinary Districts: Lexington Part 3 – Building a Learning Community
ExtraOrdinary Districts: Lexington Part 3 – Building a Learning Community
Superintendent Ash refocused Lexington school district on helping not the bussed-in Boston students but any student who ... Read more
1 Nov 2017
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24mins
Ranked #19
Maintaining Relationships in a Distance Learning World.
Maintaining Relationships in a Distance Learning World.
On March 11, Malverne High School in Nassau County, New York, collected cell phones from their students in an attempt to... Read more
13 Apr 2020
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35mins
Ranked #20
ExtraOrdinary Districts: Lexington Part 1 – Secrets of a High-Performing School District
ExtraOrdinary Districts: Lexington Part 1 – Secrets of a High-Performing School District
Most wealthy, high-performing school districts have huge achievement gaps. And 10 years ago, Lexington, Massachusetts, d... Read more
1 Nov 2017
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19mins