Miami 'Zone' Gives Schools Intensive Help.
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| Title: | Miami 'Zone' Gives Schools Intensive Help. |
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| Authors: | Gewertz, Catherine |
| Source: | Education Week. 10/17/2007, Vol. 27 Issue 8, p24-27. 4p. 4 Color Photographs, 3 Charts. |
| Subject Terms: | *Comprehensive school reform, *Educational change, *Curriculum change, Miami Jackson High School (Miami, Fla.) |
| Geographic Terms: | Miami-Dade County (Fla.), Florida |
| People: | Fair, T. Willard, Crew, Rudolph F. |
| Abstract: | The article discusses the School Improvement Zone program and its impact on schools in Miami-Dade County, Florida. The program encourages improvement by extending the school year and day, curriculum reform, and professional development for educators. The program is in its final year and some like T. Willard Fair, who sits on the advisory board, and Superintendent Rudolph F. Crew are worried that gains in the schools will be lost. Miami Jackson High School and its filter schools will be effected. |
| Database: | Education Research Complete |
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