Study: Smaller Schools More Effective Than ‘Dropout Factories’
By Mary Frost
Brooklyn Eagle
BROOKLYN — A study released late Wednesday shows that New York City students attending new, small public high schools show higher graduation rates and improved academic performance than similar students attending other schools. These 105 small high schools studied replaced large, low-performing high schools. Out of these 105 schools, 30 are in Brooklyn.
The report is positive news for Mayor Michael Bloomberg, whose school reform efforts in New York City have centered on replacing traditional large public high schools with small schools.