"The Coolest School in America": How Small Learning Communities are Changing Everything
- ISBN-10
- 1578861861
- ISBN-13
- 9781578861866
- Category
- Charter schools
- Pages
- 164
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2005
- Publisher
- R&L Education
- Authors
- Walter Enloe, Ronald J. Newell, Doug Thomas
Description
This book describes the creation of and development of learning communities that are changing the conversation about what schools can be and do.
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