Recent articles by Johnathon Matthews from governing.com http://www.governing.com/authors/rss/rss/?a=128096068 Johnathon Matthews is principal of Detroit's Cody Academy of Public Leadership. Turning Around Dropout Factories http://www.governing.com/blogs/bfc/michigan-collaborative-effort-turn-around-lowest-performing-schools.html A collaborative effort in southeastern Michigan is pioneering a cost-effective “third way” to improve some of the lowest-performing schools.