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ERIC Number: EJ640905
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2002
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-1784
The Policy Environments of Small Schools and Schools-Within-Schools.
Raywid, Mary Anne
Educational Leadership, v59 n5 p47-51 Feb 2002
Describes seven school downsizing models adopted by school districts in several states to create small schools and schools-within-schools, including inadequacy of "policy by exception." Discusses policy-related challenges of schools-within-schools and small schools. Argues that state and school district policies and structures need to support, not restrict school downsizing initiatives. (PKP)
Descriptors: Boards of Education, Charter Schools, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, House Plan, Principals, School District Reorganization, School Size, Small Schools, Superintendents
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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