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ERIC Number: EJ514693
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-1784
The 4x4 Plan.
Edwards, Clarence M., Jr.
Educational Leadership, v53 n3 p16-19 Nov 1995
One schedule innovation--the four-period day and semester-length courses--is revamping North Carolina and Virginia high schools. At Orange County (Virginia) High School, a simplified and flexible 4-year 9-13 semester-block program is helping kids complete more courses, receive better grades, and take and pass more advanced-placement exams. (MLH)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Advanced Placement, Educational Change, Enrollment, Flexible Scheduling, High Schools, Postsecondary Education, School Schedules, Semester System, Time Blocks
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: North Carolina; Virginia (Orange)