alternative school
any public or private school having a special curriculum, especially an elementary or secondary school offering a more flexible program of study than a traditional school.
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Dashboard alternative schools serve a high percentage of at-risk students, such as those who have been expelled.
Non-Classroom-Based Charters Performed Near Bottom in Test Score Analysis | Will Huntsberry | August 30, 2021 | Voice of San DiegoAaron died in January at age 86, and the name of the public alternative school for middle and high school students will occur sometime this year.
Hank Aaron’s name will replace a Confederate general’s on an Atlanta school | Cindy Boren | April 15, 2021 | Washington PostSome said her failure to pass education legislation limited her impact — but she always made clear that she believed state legislatures were the vehicle for creating alternative school options for families.
Betsy DeVos is gone — but ‘DeVosism’ sure isn’t. Look at what Florida, New Hampshire and other states are doing. | Valerie Strauss | February 5, 2021 | Washington PostPrisma is another alternative school that trains former educators, from public and private schools, to become learning coaches.
Teachers are leaving schools. Will they come to startups next? | Natasha Mascarenhas | October 30, 2020 | TechCrunchWhen I was in college, I taught for a year and a half at an alternative school with behavioral-disability kids.
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