Purpose: Drawing from the equitable education fund (EEF) launching 6Qs innovation in the teacher school quality program (TSQP) for small and medium schools, this research aims to analyze the effect size of the ordinary national educational test (O-NET) scores between TSQP schools that implement 6Qs innovation and non-TSQP schools and explain the…

In an era of prolific funding for varied small-school models, there is a growing emphasis on schools that alter the landscape of educational design. Some of these models attempt to redesign schools to place students at the center of learning and provide powerful examples of very different ways of thinking about teaching and learning (some examples…

The author describes a modern one-room schoolhouse in Ocracoke, North Carolina--an open plan building in which six teachers instruct students aged 6 through 17. He extols the school's individualized learning environment, flexibility, and humanistic philosophy. (SJL)

THE CONTROVERSY REGARDING THE PROGRAM EFFECTIVENESS OF SMALL SCHOOLS HAS BEEN BASED ON NINE INVALID ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS INVOLVED, PROBLEMS OF TEACHING, PROGRAM QUALITY AND TEACHING, SCHOOL REDISTRICTING, EDUCATIONAL FINANCE, CURRICULUM, LEADERSHIP ROLE, INHERENT STRENGTHS, AND QUALITY AS A FUNCTION OF NUMBERS. THE MAJOR…