When I asked if RtI was a research-based model and what the research says about system wide application of RtI, I heard very little.

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In our case, the support of the mayor has been critical, and as one of the only large urban districts to adopt this change in governance of our schools, I believe that the District of Columbia public school system will be a model for urban school reform.

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In fact, many people I met looked up the U. S. as a model and admired the American system.

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As the United States has a vibrant private hospital system, I imagine it would be singularly well adapted to something closer to the French model than the British or Canadian one.

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