From Star Tribune writer Emily John, (October 5, 2009):
In southwest Minneapolis, a school revival is underway. Washburn High School, which in recent years lost hundreds of students and posted bottom-of-the-barrel test scores, is making a comeback. In the second year of a “fresh start” that has transformed how the school operates, Washburn has turned around much more quickly and dramatically than district officials predicted or could have hoped. Read story on Star Tribune.com