Inadequate leadership, lack of community involvement plague Minnesota's lowest-performing schools

From The St. Paul Pioneer-Press: Minnesota's lowest-performing schools are hampered by "inconsistent instructional practices, poor leadership and a lack of community and parent involvement," according to the state Department of Education's evaluation of 32 schools. Leadership problems range from micromanaging school board members to inattentive superintendents to weak principals, the department says. The evaluations are intended to form the basis for the schools to apply for a portion of $34 million in federal "School Improvement Grants."