The New York Times featured Dr. Andres Alonso and his "mission" to fix the city's ailing school system.
Here's an excerpt:
"It's a test case for what's possible," Dr. Alonso said. "There were incredible opportunities because the troubles were so big."
The system had churned through six superintendents in six years, so Dr. Alonso's priority was to persuade people that things would be different this time. For his changes to work, he needed a lot of support, but that took some convincing.
"The community felt alienated," said Bishop Douglas I. Miles, a pastor at Koinonia Baptist Church and a major sponsor of youth programs in the city. "There was a sense that we weren't wanted except to do bake sales."
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