Kansas City looks to Pittsburgh’s urban school reform successes

Kansas City’s Saving 17,000 Kids site recently examined the progress over the last five years in reforming the Pittsburgh public school system.  The story points to some major improvements, spearheaded by Superintendent Mark Roosevelt, such as The Pittsburgh Promise, anti-poverty initiatives, and hikes in literacy achievement.  While Roosevelt’s efforts are highly lauded, the story is careful to face the grim realities of education reform, and notes that Kansas City is at the beginning of a long road towards fixing it’s scholastic problems.

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