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PBS NewsHour | Can 'Rocketship' Launch a Fleet of Successful Schools? | PBS

Duration: 09:16
Program: PBS NewsHour #10528
Broadcast Date: Dec. 28, 2012

John Danner has built seven "Rocketship" charter schools, whose model has produced results at or above average in low-income neighborhood by using technology, community engagement, and teaching coaches. Special correspondent John Merrow profiles the California program, which aims to mass-produce quality schools.

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Post Date: December 28, 2012