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Montle, Rhuenette – Schools in the Middle, 1993
In California, the regional partnership structure is being used to support implementation of recommendations for middle level school reform. The partnership's loose structure allows flexibility in financial contribution and opportunities to solicit paying partners from the local community. A support network or forum allows individuals and schools…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Cost Effectiveness, Intermediate Grades, Middle Schools
Olivero, James – 1990
This document reports on a pilot project called "The Consortium of Schools for the Future," designed to anticipate and make necessary adaptations for the future of public education. A section describing the project precedes a discussion of the disparity between advantaged and disadvantaged students--particularly along racial and ethnic…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Case Studies, Change Strategies, Economic Change
Download full textHopfenberg, Wendy S. – 1991
The experiences of the first middle school to pilot the ideas and concepts of the Accelerated Schools Project are described. The school is an inner-city public school with a population of at-risk students presently scoring below district and state achievement averages. The 689 students are 53 percent Hispanic, 23 percent Portuguese, 17 percent…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Children, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Change
