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Even more ambitious, Mr Duncan is directing $3.5 billion to turn around the country's 5,000 worst schools within five years. NCLB was supposed to help bad schools improve, but most states pursued superficial reform. Now Mr Duncan is offering four stringent options: replace the principal and at least half the staff; reopen the school under the management of a private group; close the school and enroll students elsewhere; or make sweeping changes such as extending the school day and giving principals more autonomy.