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Peer reviewedMcPartland, James; Jordan, Will; Legters, Nettie; Balfanz, Robert – Educational Leadership, 1997
A large Baltimore high school has shown how personalizing relationships and focusing the curriculum can turn around an unsafe school and create a climate conducive to learning. The school adopted the Talent Development model, which created six smaller units or academies. Instead of suspending or transferring ill-behaved students, Patterson…
Descriptors: Block Scheduling, Discipline, Educational Innovation, High Schools
