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Excerpt -- "Our public school system is failing too many students. Let’s just be honest about that. Our schools are stretched like never before. Classes include children with a wide range of needs – special education, gifted, and non-English speaking students, as well as those coming from homes that simply don’t provide the support kids need to be successful. The impacts of poverty, homelessness, teen pregnancy, violence, and drug abuse are often manifested in the classroom…

How do schools improve their performance and get the resources they need to fulfill their mission and vision for success?"