New York City may try turnaround approach at 2 Bronx schools

From The New York Times: The signature strategy for dealing with low-performing schools in New York City has been to shut them down, a drastic move that often incites anger and protests from teachers, parents and neighborhood officials. Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s administration now may test another approach at two schools in the Bronx: replacing the principals and at least half of the teachers, but keeping the schools and all of their programs running — a strategy known as a turnaround. The plan would bring together unlikely partners: the New York City Department of Education, the teachers’ union and the founder of a charter school network, Green Dot America, that is best known for turning around one of the toughest high schools in Los Angeles.