Results are mixed on small schools in Philly
By Kristen A. Graham
New York City went for small high schools in a big way, and the country’s largest school system is still high on that education reform strategy.
Oakland, Calif., opened 49 small schools in the last decade, but is closing six.
And in Philadelphia, the superintendent’s message is clear – small schools are fine, but don’t expect any new ones until inequities at big neighborhood high schools are fixed.
For a time in the mid-2000s, small schools were booming. They were supposed to transform the large, failing American high school, to engage students and boost their achievement to ready them for college.
But the results have been mixed, national and local research shows. Students at small high schools were more
New York City went for small high schools in a big way, and the country’s largest school system is still high on that education reform strategy.
Small schools in Philadelphia
Read the first part of the series that explores how the small schools movement has worked out of Philly high school students.And in Philadelphia, the superintendent’s message is clear – small schools are fine, but don’t expect any new ones until inequities at big neighborhood high schools are fixed.
For a time in the mid-2000s, small schools were booming. They were supposed to transform the large, failing American high school, to engage students and boost their achievement to ready them for college.
But the results have been mixed, national and local research shows. Students at small high schools were more