In The News
Here are recent mentions in the news of TurnAround Schools and affiliates of our No Excuses University network.
TurnAround Schools
- “A Call to No Action”, an article by TurnAround Schools' Jeff King, has been published by Education Week.
- WestEd's SchoolsMovingUp features an interview with TurnAround Schools' Jeff King and Damen Lopez
No Excuses University
- San Jacinto Elementary School implements NEU principles and moves from and moves from the lowest preforming school in Amarillo to "recognized" by the state of Texas!
- Will San Jacinto Elementary's students attend college? It's no longer 'if', but 'when'.
- The Marin Independent Journal recognizes San Rafael's Bahia, the newest No Excuses University
- NEU at Lake Louise awarded the Illinois Spotlight School Award
- HarvestValley Elementary School draws media attention for their for their college-bound focus
- Walking toward the future - Students aim higher at San Jacinto Elementary School
- KFDI Channel 10 says San Jacinto Elementary accepts no excuses for poverty
- KVII Channel 7 highlights San Jacinto Elementary (a No Excuses University) in its story: San Jacinto accepts no excuses (includes video)
- Syracuse University Magazine discusses a classroom partnership with Madoc Powell's second-grade classroom at Winchester Elementary School: "West Coast Class Shows SU Pride"
- Los Peñasquitos Elementary School is highlighted by Poway California's News Chieftain.
- The Ceres Courier features Don Pedro Elementary School and their acceptance as a No Excuses University.
- Lincoln School joins "No Excuses University" network
- University of Illinois Alumni Association at Urbana features No Excuses University's Fox Elementary School: Early Learners
- The Valley Chronicle features No Excuses University's Winchester Elementary School: Elementary School Promotes College Early
- The Press-Enterprise features No Excuses University's Winchester Elementary School: Program Promotes College Readiness In Youngest Students
- The Chicago Tribune features No Excuses University's Fox Elementary School: College Spirit Targets Test Scores
- The Daily Herald features No Excuses University's Fox Elementary School: Teaching Kids College Just Part of Life
- The Press-Enterprise features No Excuses University's Collett Elementary School: College Bound