Small Schools vs. Large Schools What's a small school? What's a large school? Which is better? In the state of Florida, the average size of a high school is...
CHICAGO TRIBUNE EDITORIAL On Monday came news that the two remaining heads of Renaissance 2010, Lisa Schneider and Karen Daniels, also resigned, sending...
White students, for example, account for 9 percent of all Chicago Public Schools students but make up 26 percent of students at selective-enrollment high...
Staff also assert that having two small schools would provide an easier transition to middle school for students coming from the district's six small,...
Orange's high school reform comes on the heels of a similar effort in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro schools, where district officials and the school board have been...
COMMENTARYWhat's Wrong With American High SchoolsThe approaches of 50 years ago cannot work today, Bill Gates says.By Bill Gates Bill Gates, chairman of...
March 2005 Newsflash Quick takes School hopes to overcome opposition from longtime community leaders by Sheila Simmons The varied ethnic community of Chinatown...
Standards, or Standardization? Several of the country's largest school districts have introduced standardized curriculum in an effort to ensure that all...
Legislators smarting over Gates' education comments By Ralph Thomas Seattle Times Olympia bureau OLYMPIA — Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates made headlines...
Little Village will house four high schools, the first such complex built from scratch in Chicago. The idea behind the concept is simple: the smaller the...
This is an upsetting article, since it (and the Govs Assoc) dont see the illogicality of their position. If 30% are dropping out, why would raising the bar...
Susan Harman
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President Bill Clinton and the late US Senator Paul Wellstone understood - more money and reforms like charter schools make great sense. The Washington State...
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The measure revamps a salary plan for principals that is based on school size. House approves new salary plan for school principals SANTA FE The House has...
"Sameness becomes a proxy for equity," she said. "The so-called accountability system becomes a mask for the old inequalities." The big man on campus reform ...
If we continue with mere tinkering and testing, we will pay dearly for decades of worsening injustice and utter negligence. SCHOOLS Classroom observations from...
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Because students perform better in smaller schools, district administrators decided to break the school into three smaller schools with separate staffs and...
COACHING FOR CHANGE TOOLS AND SKILLS FOR SMALL SCHOOLS LEADERS June 26-30, 2005 At George Williams Campus of Aurora University, On the shores of beautiful Lake...
The Little Village high school is based on the small schools approach. One building will house four small schools, each of which will enroll approximately 360...
Hey folks-- I am part of a knowledgeworks small school in columbus, ohio (brookhaven legacy) and I'm wondering about effective mastery learning models in the ...
Convinced that the largeness and impersonality of many high schools have been barriers to student success, the Gates Foundation has committed about $1 billion...
Revamping High SchoolsTalkBack Tools Add a Comment Read Comments Browse Other TalkBacks Terms of Use A flurry of recent reports show that America's high...
Chattanoogan.com OPINION Our Children Are Not Commodities posted March 9, 2005 On the front page of the Sunday, February 13, edition a story appeared regarding...
Hi, I'm currently involved in a series of curriculum workshops with the Multicultural Arts School which will be starting its first year in the soon-to-be-built...
Michael, I do organization development work with small schools in NYC. I'm working on a project to create a 'student leadership council' for a Bronx campus...
I am a KWF small school coach for Euclid Schools. I am not sure if this is what you want, but Battelle For Kids in Columbus, Ohio offers a class called ...
Diane
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I am not aware of any, but it sure sounds like a great way of integrating the separate small schools' student body. Best of luck in the endeavor. Miguel ...
We do not have a program like that, but it sounds like a great idea. Unfortunately, we are the most advanced school in NM with SLC's and no of no other...
Michael Stanton
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Joan, If you hear of any schools with this in place etc. I would be interested in hearing from you about it! My son's small NYC public HS is housed in a...
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