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| Educational Improvement | 1 |
| High Schools | 1 |
| Public Schools | 1 |
| School Safety | 1 |
| School Size | 1 |
| Small Classes | 1 |
| Urban Schools | 1 |
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| National Journal | 1 |
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| Solomon, Burt | 1 |
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Solomon, Burt – National Journal, 1999
Argues that high schools should downsize in order to make them more intimate, less dangerous, and more effective. Argues that smaller classes, not smaller schools, are the answer to greater student achievement. Explains why urban schools, the schools that research shows would benefit the most from downsizing, will have problems doing so. (GR)
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Educational Improvement, High Schools, Public Schools
