JENNINGS, Mo. (AP) — It wasn't long ago that the Jennings School District in north St. Louis County was on the verge of losing accreditation, following in the footsteps of neighboring Normandy and Riverview Gardens districts. Instead, Jennings is in the midst of a turnaround.
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch (http://bit.ly/18l7GPV ) reports that parents are more involved, attendance is up, test scores are rising and discipline problems are on the decline in Jennings.
Many credit superintendent Tiffany Anderson, who cut underperforming teachers and principals and hired about 30 new teachers. She also reduced central office staff to free up money for classrooms and extended the school year for students in an...
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