D.C. The number of nationally certified teachers has nearly doubled to over 1,800. New York, New York Chancellor of Schools Rudy Crew announced an extensive change of school governance. They will collaborate on all budget, curricular and professional development. They also have impasse authority to overturn a local administrator through an appeal process. This commitment was made as part of the effort to pass the county-wide levy to build new sports stadiums.
Some new construction is planned.
The recent release of at least one educational study should be noted. The study was funded by the Pew Charitable Trust of Philadelphia which uses its funds to improve education. In this study, the 40 schools, which represented the complete range of urban, suburban and socioeconomic characteristics, agreed to use the environment as an integrating context for learning. All parts of the curriculum focused on the same environmental theme. The amazing results showed significant improvement in performance by both students and teachers.