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Kahne, Joseph E.; Sporte, Susan E.; de la Torre, Marisa; Easton, John Q. – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 2008
This study examines 4 years of small school reform in Chicago, focusing on schools formed by converting large traditional high schools into small autonomous ones. Analyzing systemwide survey and outcome data, the authors assess the assumptions embedded in the reform's theory of change. They find that these schools are characterized by more…
Descriptors: Small Schools, Urban Schools, High Schools, Educational Change