The radical overhaul, which encompasses 120 teachers, is part of an effort to comply with a federal mandate tied to funding.
But some school officials say the schools have undeserved reputations, and experts say huge staffing changes alone will not guarantee student improvement.
The Courier-Journal reports state education auditors earlier this spring, visited the 10 schools identified as the lowest-performing schools in Kentucky, including the six in Louisville.
In April, the U.S. Department of Education announced Kentucky would receive nearly $56 million through a federal school improvement grant program, to fix its persistently low-achieving schools.
Updated: 04/18/2013 - CHING-YI-LIN HAS MANY TITLES... AMONG THEM... BEING A WORLD CLASS VIOLINIST. YET HER GREATEST ROLE... IS BRINGING HER PASSION FOR MUSIC TO HER STUDENTS IN THE BOWLING GREEN COMMUNITY. ¤2 ]] C1.5 G 0 [[ TALENT=GENE ¶GENE: OUR LINDSEY YATES SPOKE WITH CHING-YI... ABOUT LIFE LESSONS SHE HAS BEEN TAUGHT THROUGH PLAYING THE VIOLIN. AND HOW SHE HOPES TO INSTILL THOSE TRAITS IN HER STUDENTS. CHING YI LIN.
Updated: 01/21/2013 - Courtney Davis, the founder of Ingen Art Gallery and Studio, sits down to talk with us about her motivations for turning her dream into a reality.
Updated: 08/15/2012 - A local dentist answered the "Is there a doctor on board?" page on an United Airlines flight, and became a Hometown Hero.
Posted: 06/15/2012 - Board of Regents approves increase.
