Author : Becky Smerdon
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis Saving America's High Schools by : Becky Smerdon
Download or read book Saving America's High Schools written by Becky Smerdon and published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. This book was released on 2009 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Our educational system is in a continuous state of reform, yet outcomes are nowhere near what we can accept. Though the search for answers is perpetual, many efforts over the past decade have homed in on one feature of high schools--their size. If we simply reduce school size, the argument goes, students will gain a safer environment that can address their individual needs. It seems like common sense, but such changes alone have not proven a magic bullet. Saving America's High Schools offers quantitative research drawn from large-scale reform studies along with recommendations for federal, state, and district reform.