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Direct linkGallucci, Chrysan; Knapp, Michael S.; Markholt, Anneke; Ort, Suzy – Center for the Study of Teaching and Policy, 2003
The convergence of two apparently opposite theories of urban educational reform is analyzed as it occurs in three middle schools in a New York City school district. The first theory, emphasizing small schools of choice, promotes close relationships between students and adults in distinctive school programs. The second--centralized, standards-based…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Middle Schools, Instructional Improvement, Educational Change
