ERIC Number: EJ323709
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1985
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Back to K-8 with Good Results.
Thomas, Charles; Genck, Fredric
School Administrator, v42 n8 p14-15 Sep 1985
An Illinois school district decided, on an experimental basis, to drop junior high schools and go back to a K-8 organization. In the first year of a three-year experiment, average student learning growth in all subjects was 11 months at the K-7 buildings compared to six months at the junior high school. (MLF)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Junior High Schools, School Organization, Scores, Student Improvement
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Audience: Policymakers
Language: English
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