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McClatchy High rethinks 'small-school' approach
- 10-20-2010
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By Melody Gutierrez/Sacramento Bee
Eight years after McClatchy High School divided into small learning communities, mixed results have prompted school leaders to explore revamping their approach. Sacramento City Unified School District broke up all its large comprehensive high schools starting in 2001 using millions of dollars in grant money to make schools within schools, where all students are assigned to themes such as arts and media or business. The approach, called small learning communities, is supposed to give high school students a less daunting, more inviting experience. However, many students at McClatchy High say they don't know what small learning community they are in, prompting questions of the system's effectiveness. "Some of our small learning communities are very successful," said McClatchy Principal Peter Lambert. "Others need some work." (more...)
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