Hope on the Bayou.

Hardy, Lawrence

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ERIC Number: EJ568536

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1998

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Hope on the Bayou.

Hardy, Lawrence

American School Board Journal, v185 n7 p24-26 Jul 1998

The School of Hope (Pointe Coupee Parish Schools, Louisiana) opened in January 1996 in response to industry's needs for nonprofessional employees. Curriculum is provided by an integrated learning system--35 computers linked to mainframe--that allows students to work on individualized lessons at their own pace. Seventy percent of 120 students are in grades 7 through 12; remainder are adults ranging in age from 20 to 46. (MLF)

Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Basic Skills, Computer Assisted Instruction, County School Districts, Individualized Instruction, Integrated Learning Systems, Nontraditional Education, Poverty Areas, Public Schools, School Business Relationship, Secondary Education

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Louisiana

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