In 2010, Pennsylvania received $141 million from the federal department of education, to turn around its worst-performing schools.

Community District 1 is home to some of the city's most overcrowded and worst-performing schools.

In 2010, Pennsylvania received $141 million from the US Department of Education, to turn around its worst-performing schools.

The city has some of the state's worst-performing schools, and the last mayor, Joseph P. Ganim, is serving nine years in prison for corruption.

In 2009 and 2010, Meeks worked to pass opportunity scholarships for children in Chicago's worst-performing public schools.

Let's double our investment to help states and districts turn around their worst-performing schools - or shut them down.

But the district really began to take shape when the state took over 107 of the city's worst-performing schools shortly after the storm.

In 2008 it was one of the worst-performing secondary schools in England.

For years, they have been among the worst-performing schools in New York City.

The school replaces Junior High School 22, which was among the city's worst-performing schools.