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Direct linkHendrie, Caroline – Education Week, 2004
The Big Picture schools focus on a "one student at a time" model, which eschews subject based-internships, independent projects, and exhibitions of students' work. The company's goal is to help students acquire the motivation, skills, and personal qualities they will need for college and life. In 1996, Big Picture founder Dennis Littky…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Nonprofit Organizations, Dropout Rate, College Admission
