http://www.columbusdispatch.com/news-story.php?story=dispatch/2007/02/19/20070219-C1-00.html
The Columbus Dispatch recently profiled highly successful charter schools in central Ohio. All of the schools share small classes, individual attention, and a sense of freedom. School leaders at Arts and College Preparatory Academy and the Graham School let students decide how to dress and, to some degree, how school should work. Students at the schools get to have an input in the rules at their regularly held town-hall-style meetings. They are responsible for their behavior and their commitment to schoolwork. Principals say policing students' fashion choices is a distraction; they would rather focus on learning. "At other schools, the decision is made for the student," said Greg Brown of the Graham School. "Here, students own their decisions and own their education. We give students an opportunity to succeed or fail, learning from it either way." About 95 percent of students at both schools passed the reading portion of the Ohio Graduation Test last year.
Source: The Columbus Dispatch
Date: 02/19/2007
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