One of the obstacles to closing the Santa Monica-Malibu school district’s academic achievement gaps, Pedro Noguera says, is personnel turnover.
Changes in staff and administration, the education reformist
Before a captivated audience last week, teachers and students at Edison Language Academy shared stories in English and Spanish. But their audience was nowhere near the Virginia Avenue elementary school.
At the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified school district's convocation last month, Pedro Noguera stood before scores of teachers and staffers and delivered a captivating, impassioned speech about closing
