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Peer reviewedGordon, Randy – ERS Spectrum, 1993
Des Moines, Iowa's School within a School is locally funded program of instruction in basic skills, career guidance, and counseling support to meet needs of at-risk seventh- to tenth-grade students attending city's comprehensive middle and high schools. Program evaluations indicate declining dropout rate, increased attendance, and progress toward…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Attendance, Dropout Prevention, Educational Benefits
Peer reviewedCawelti, Gordon – ERS Spectrum, 1993
A significant number of American high schools are trying to restructure the traditional organization by designing smaller house plans, advisory systems, and block schedules enabling them to serve today's students' diverse needs. Besides helping to personalize learning, such nontraditional schooling alternatives can help create a healthy…
Descriptors: High Schools, House Plan, Individualized Instruction, Magnet Schools
