Small schools movement
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The small schools movement, also known as the Small Schools Initiative, in the United States of America holds that many high schools are too large and should be reorganized into smaller, autonomous schools each with their own character. In the Small Schools Movement, students will be given a choice of which small school they want to join. Each of the smaller schools would offer students a feeling of connectedness between students who share the same or similar interests with them. In many ways, the small schools in high schools would resemble the team system of many middle schools across the United States. Small schools allow students to have more individual attention from teachers than most average high schools.
Critics argue that it is wasteful to duplicate resources, and that large school tend to have higher test scores and a wider diversity of course offerings. Some schools have tried, and abandoned these approaches after problems, even when offered grants to continue these experiments.
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- Small schools movement
- Small Schools Research linked by the School Redesign Network based at Stanford University
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