For schools under pressure to improve fast, leaders often turn to quick fixes to triage student achievement, behavior, and chronic absenteeism.
Based on decades of findings and new original research, The Turnaround Trap shares why quick fixes leave schools stuck in an endless “yo-yo” cycle in and out of state accountability, where:
- Student outcomes suffer
- Educators burn out
- The community becomes distrustful
There is a path out. But it doesn’t come from adding another program.
Download The Turnaround Trap to see what researchers, superintendents, and other experts are saying about sustainable school improvement.



