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Schools’ Dropout Remedy: Get Small

By Cara Mia DiMassa / Times Staff Writer
When the Los Angeles school district was confronted with news of alarmingly low graduation rates, officials from the superintendent on down offered their solution: small learning communities.   more


 

 

Wall-to-Wall Schools at Hamilton
From the Beginning:  SLCs, Faculty and Students
Hamilton’s restructuring process began 12 years ago. Teacher Andrew Ui says the biggest advantage [is that] teachers have a much stronger sense of ownership.  Student Katrina Lovely Mosley considered dropping out in the 9th grade, but her relationship with a teacher kept her in school and gave her an “understanding of America [and] the different people that make [it] up. Part I
Part II