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ERIC Number: EJ271203
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1982-Nov
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What's Happening in . . . Horizon High School?
Amenta, Robert
Phi Delta Kappan, v64 n3 p204-05 Nov 1982
Horizon High School combats student dropout rates in Bakersfield (California) by maintaining a small enrollment, high community involvement, close student-teacher relationships, flexible scheduling, and attention to individual students' educational needs and interests. Student attendance, graduation rates, and standardized test scores are excellent. (PGD)
Descriptors: Dropout Prevention, Educational Innovation, High Schools, Nontraditional Education, Open Education, School Organization, Student Centered Curriculum, Student School Relationship, Student Teacher Relationship
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Horizon High School CA