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Direct linkSawchuk, Stephen – Education Week, 2010
Superficially, the Brooklyn Generation School, in the Flatbush area, looks a lot like the other six small public high schools that share space in this tall building, the former South Shore High School. What's noticeably different about it, though, is the strength of the relationships among staff members. Teachers can be seen running across the…
Descriptors: Unions, City Government, High Schools, Urban Schools
Benigni, Mark D.; Moylan, Maureen – Principal Leadership, 2009
This article discusses the Berlin (Connecticut) High School's NET (Non-Traditional Educational Training) program. NET is a self-contained program that is composed of three components: academics, social and emotional support, and vocational training. Rather than treat students alike, the NET program tailors their high school experience to meet…
Descriptors: High Schools, Educational Experience, Vocational Education, Nontraditional Education
Holcombe, Amy – Principal Leadership, 2009
This article describes a multifaceted program that improves the mathematics instruction in a school district's 10 lowest-performing schools. This program includes seven support components--including monetary incentives for teachers, professional development, education technology, and reduced class sizes. After three years, results show that the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Technology, Mathematics Teachers, Mathematics Instruction
Koetke, Carol – TECHNOS, 1999
Discusses alternative-education programs and describes the SKILL (Student Knowledge in Living and Learning) Program that offers high school students small classes with individualized instruction. Describes public-education alternative schools as well as private, religious, and other types of alternative schools, and five sidebars offer other…
Descriptors: High Schools, Individualized Instruction, Nontraditional Education, Private Schools
Peer reviewedKallio, Brenda R.; Sanders, Eugene T. W. – American Secondary Education, 1999
The Wood County (Ohio) Alternative School Program was studied to determine overall effectiveness as perceived by students, parents, probation officers, and school administrators. Results indicate that the alternative school was perceived as generally effective, due to small classes and individualized instruction. The alternative school/home school…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Problems, Cooperative Programs, High Risk Students
Hendrie, Caroline – Education Week, 2005
In this article, the author discusses a school improvement model, First Things First, developed by James P. Connell, a former tenured professor of psychology at the University of Rochester in New York. The model has three pillars for the high school level: (1) small, themed learning communities that each keep a group of students together…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Instructional Improvement, Models, Educational Improvement
Amos, Jason, Ed. – Alliance for Excellent Education, 2004
"Straight A's: Public Education Policy and Progress" is a biweekly newsletter that focuses on education news and events both in Washington, DC and around the country. The following articles are included in this issue: (1) It's Education, Stupid: Greenspan Stresses the Importance of Education to Improving Job Prospects, Incomes, and…
Descriptors: High Schools, Educational Policy, Social Promotion, Living Standards
