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Publication Date: May 2007
Publisher: National High School Center (U.S.)
Author(s): Thomas J. Smith
Research Area: Education
Keywords: Secondary education; Education reform; Student support
Type: Brief
Coverage: Pennsylvania
Abstract:
Thomas A. Edison, a comprehensive high school serving a low-income, largely Hispanic population in Philadelphia, uses the Talent Development model’s Ninth-Grade Success Academy to help ease the transition for students into high school. This "snapshot," published by the National High School Center, explains how Edison’s Academy works.