A brief essay by Chapin Hall researchers Lisa Walker and Cheryl Smithgall is currently featured on the Education Week website as “Commentary of the Day.” They discuss findings presented in their recent issue brief, Underperforming Schools and the Education of Vulnerable Children in the context of President’s Obama Race to the Top initiative. As the Education Week editors summarize it: “For school improvement efforts to succeed […] support systems for students must move from the policy margins to the mainstream.” You can find the complete commentary on the Education Week website (subscription required).