However, the latest federal study failed to find a clear link between small learning communities and higher academic achievement. Each Madison high school will ...

Advocating Small Learning Communities ... Unfortunately, as our students grow, the learning environments become larger and less-personalized. A primary teacher ...

Gates on Small Learning Communities (SLC): “small schools that we invested in did not improve students' achievement in any significant way”. January 25, 2009 ...

Jun 14, 2007 · Beth Swedeen: “As a member of the West High community, I want to applaud its success in implementing small learning communities and a ...

Small learning communities: Implementing and deepening practice. Portland ... Small learning communities: A review of research. Mid-Atlantic Regional.

Jul 25, 2007 · Much more on Small Learning Communities here [RSS SIS SLC Feed]. Bruce King's evaluation of Madison West's SLC Implementation. Thanks to ...

Nov 14, 2005 · Successful small learning communities have students actively investigate topics and produce authentic demonstrations of their knowledge through ...

small learning communities is that teachers – particularly, but not limited to, mathematics and science teachers – now feel the lack of a department and ...

... Small Learning Communities initiative), they may be moving in the wrong direction — assuming that the goal is to maximize minority achievement, as opposed ...

Small Learning Communities and many of the small high schools have career themes that align to a university course or major. Increased teacher effectiveness.