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Author(s):	WestEd
Title:	Rethinking high school: Inaugural graduations at New York City's new high schools
Source:	http://www.wested.org/cs/we/view/rs/830
Date:	2006
Organization:	Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Short Description:	This study provides a snapshot of the promise and impact of 14 small high schools in New York City that graduated their first class in June 2006.
Annotation:	This study provides a snapshot of the promise and impact of 14 small high schools in New York City that graduated their first class in June 2006. Data indicate that attendance is high, ninth grade promotion rates are high, and a majority of students are graduating. A significant number of graduates are applying to and being accepted by postsecondary institutions. The report also outlines several issues that the small schools initiative should address in order to become sustainable and expanded to serve more students.
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