In eighth-grade math, nine of the 10 districts equaled or surpassed the average national improvement of seven points only Cleveland didn't.

WSJ: City Schools Gain in Reading, Math

Still, nine of them are "high achieving, " working above grade level in some subjects.

NPR: Students Blossom in the Desert

The Georgian, Grade II-listed Lady Gillford's House has been transformed from a state of dereliction over the past nine years to become the focal point of the archive.

BBC: Carlisle's ?8.2m archive centre opens