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Bair, Mary Antony; Bair, David – American Secondary Education, 2010
Although many high schools are switching from a semester to a trimester schedule as a response to increased high-school graduation requirements, there is very little empirical research on trimesters. In this ethnographic case study (2006-2009), we observed 22 math and science classrooms, interviewed seven administrators, two counselors and 22…
Descriptors: Trimester System, High Schools, At Risk Students, Graduation Requirements
Southern Regional Education Board, Atlanta, GA. – 1999
When the new superintendent of Orangeburg School District Five was appointed in 1992, he found that Orangeburg-Wilkinson High School graduates did not have the skills to enter the workplace and postsecondary institutions that require high-level academic skills. He identified these three things that Orangeburg would need to do to improve academic…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Block Scheduling, Case Studies, Community Support