New Report: Progress and Challenges of Philadelphia’s Small High Schools
Posted by on September 7, 2009
Small High Schools in Philadelphia
A new report finds some promising signs emerging from 25 small high schools created in Philadelphia.
Lots of small high schools have managed to make coming to school more appealing. Not infrequently, we see signs of improved engagement, like better attendance or behavior. The schools studied by Research For Action, a Philadelphia-based group, showed lower suspension rates, and a mixed picture on attendance, but they also showed better academic results: Kids in those schools are passing Algebra more often than their counterparts in big schools.
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