OPINIONJUNE 30, 2009 BookshelfIn One Room, Many Advantages The 'little red schoolhouse' of legend, whatever its flaws, made more sense than the...
Wall Street Journal
Jul 1, 2009 1:49 pm
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Insight Education Group is looking to hire a full time Director of School Partnerships to join the Encino-based office. Our ideal candidate has the desire and...
Big Picture community, This week the first graduation for Big Picture Learning's Camden, NJ school, MetEast, was written up in an article that was published...
I'm seeing what appears to be something of a revival in the small schools movement. Of course, that movement of educators and activists had the rug pulled out...
“There’s a lot of talk about the benefits of ‘small schools’ and ‘small learning communities’ — the idea is every kid has a place to plug in, a...
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Jul 3, 2009 10:54 pm
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Mike Your question about possible revival of small schools movement made me realize that from this ground level, it seems to me that more and more small...
In Chicago, virtually all charter schools are small schools. The really outstanding ones like Namaste and Erie and North Lawndale College Prep are small...
Like many other movements, the effort to promote greater justice and equity via strong school schools has lots of people operating under a wide tent (sorry for...
jnathan@...
Jul 4, 2009 2:18 pm
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I would respectfully object to lumping schools that refuse to admit students with disabilities together with specialized arts schools that require students to...
Memories... Duncan harks back to his days in the small-schools movement: "After that, I helped start a small new traditional neighborhood public school - the...
St. Denis, also acknowledged that she does recognize that there is a place for a charter school. "What I took away from my involvement in [Tip Academy] was...
Examiner.com
Jul 6, 2009 2:10 pm
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The smaller schools in the area might not be able to withstand budget cuts quite as well, said Hime.“I’m very concerned for small schools,” said Hime....
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Enid News & Eagle
Jul 6, 2009 2:11 pm
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High school senior speaks out against violence Jorge Pule, who will be a senior this fall at Little Village-Lawndale Multicultural Arts High School, made the...
LISC Chicago
Jul 7, 2009 6:19 pm
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The Center for Collaborative Education is seeking a qualified candidate to be the Los Angeles Pilot Schools Director, to work with a coalition of partner...
Some traditional district magnet schools have discriminated for decades against a variety of students with various forms of disability. Of course they don't...
Joe Nathan
jnathan@...
Jul 7, 2009 6:19 pm
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Published on Philadelphia Public School Notebook (http://www.thenotebook.org) Home > Blogs > Eric Braxton's blog > Should we try Small Learning Communities...
The two schools I refer to in San Francisco Unified are School of the Arts (my kids' school) and Lowell (the well-known, venerable academic magnet). Both...
From the San Francisco district website: (2007-2008 school year) % of English Language Learner students in district high schools: 18.6% % of English Language...
jnathan@...
Jul 8, 2009 10:15 am
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Sorry, Caroline, but you have simply have not addressed substance of Joe's last contribution - except to add your own anecdotal evidence in defense of two SF...
Steve Jubb
steve@...
Jul 8, 2009 10:17 am
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Folks, As we approach the 10th anniversary of the Smallschools Listserv this October, it's time to step back and take stock (maybe a bad choice of words these...
window.print(); City RoomTM Public Affairs coverage from our award-winning staff Education New CPS Schools Rolled Out to the Public Chicago Public Schools is...
I disagree that I've painted a "very rosy" picture of the SF magnets (Lowell and SOTA). It's pretty much of a given that because of the admission requirements...
Thanks, Steve. Still, Caroline rises the question which we all have a hard time with--what kind of selectivity is okay. One possible "test" might be -- what...
Deborah Meier
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Jul 9, 2009 8:15 pm
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Dear Mike and Susan, I definitely hope the Listserv continues into year 11 and beyond, and as one who always intends to send in a check for support, but has...
patrica w mcneil
p_mcneil@...
Jul 9, 2009 8:16 pm
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In part, the issue of admissions or audition tests comes down for me to this: Do you want to tell public schools to tell many youngsters - you are not smart or...
jnathan@...
Jul 10, 2009 10:21 am
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deb i am on small schools listserve and i see you are back to work... i hope you have not fogotten your promise to send the democratic education...
Chicago colleagues, Below is a column I found elsewhere re Chicago. I'd be interested in your reactions. Perhaps others on this list would as well. Thanks Joe...
jnathan@...
Jul 10, 2009 10:22 am
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http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/06/23/schools_loans_funding_shift/ Pawlenty shifts mean schools need loans; charters especially worried by...
PPS moves high school reform at quick pace Even after K-8 problems, most school board members want plan OK'd by October By Jennifer Anderson The Portland...
Ann Cook, who leads the Urban Academy High School at Julia Richman, attributed the school’s success to a close partnership between administrators and the...
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