Rethinking Schools: An Introduction to New York City's Experience
(2005)
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Do smaller schools have a positive impact on student learning? This WestEd report for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation takes an early look at how New York City schools, the largest system in the U.S. with over one million students, is working to create smaller learning communities. The report describes the population served by the district's small school initiative, provides some initial data about how students are fairing in their new schools, and profiles of one school, the Marble Hill School for International Studies, whose success underscores the importance of creating partnerships with diverse local and national nonprofit organizations.
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Huebner, T.A. for WestEd. (2005). Rethinking High School: an introduction to New York City's experience. Seattle: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
