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Wasley, Patricia A.; Fine, Michelle; Gladden, Matt; Holland, Nicole E.; King, Sherry P.; Mosak, Esther; Powell, Linda C. – 2000
A 2-year study of small Chicago schools found that small schools, especially small high schools, help students succeed. The study focused on about 150 small schools founded in Chicago during 1990-97 and their progress through 1999. Elementary schools had fewer than 350 students; high schools fewer than 400 students. Quantitative analyses covered…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Collegiality, Disadvantaged, Educational Change