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ERIC Number: EJ551998
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-1784
Finding Safety in Small Numbers.
McPartland, James; Jordan, Will; Legters, Nettie; Balfanz, Robert
Educational Leadership, v55 n2 p14-17 Oct 1997
A large Baltimore high school has shown how personalizing relationships and focusing the curriculum can turn around an unsafe school and create a climate conducive to learning. The school adopted the Talent Development model, which created six smaller units or academies. Instead of suspending or transferring ill-behaved students, Patterson established an alternative, afterhours Twilight School to help them resolve their problems. (MLH)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Maryland (Baltimore); Personalized System of Instruction