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Peer reviewedSimel, Dana – International Journal of Educational Reform, 1998
Teachers at Fort Wayne (Indiana) Community School are groundbreakers in "looping," a practice involving multiyear teaching assignments and no historical antecedent. Experienced loopers participating in an evaluation study reported that looping was great for students (especially at-risk kids) and hard on teachers; fostered a family…
Descriptors: Community Schools, Educational Innovation, Educational Practices, Elementary Education
