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Myatt, Larry; Nathan, Linda – Phi Delta Kappan, 1996
The Massachusetts charter movement facilitated Boston's development of pilot schools (in-district charters), which posed a dilemma for staff, students, board members, and codirectors of Fenway Middle College High School. A year later, a coalition of pilot school leaders is glad they stayed in the system and pursued high-level educational…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, High Schools, House Plan, Pilot Projects
Nathan, Linda; Myatt, Larry – Phi Delta Kappan, 1998
Explores the progress of Fenway Middle College High School, in its third year as a Boston pilot school (an in-district charter-school alternative). Significant areas of autonomy remain untested. Fenway learned the value of an experienced, caring, diverse faculty; networking and reorganization opportunities; and idealism to counter "bigger is…
Descriptors: Bureaucracy, Charter Schools, Diversity (Faculty), Diversity (Student)
