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Article: Harvard University Project to Study Large Public School Districts Announced.
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- October 26, 2003
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By Anand Vaishnav, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
Oct. 26--The Harvard Business School and the Harvard Graduate School of Education announced a joint research project last week to study the academics and management of nine school districts across the country, hoping to break new ground in finding the best ways to turn around large public school systems.
Faculty and researchers at the two graduate schools will delve into nine school systems, including Boston, in an effort to help the districts revamp what they do administratively and educationally. The three-year project, which started with a $3 million gift from Harvard ...