Educational options: the new tradition: no longer the stepchild of the K-12 system, educational options have become an integral part of the comprehensive high schools' array of school choices.

From: Leadership | Date: May 1, 2006| Author: Gates, Janie Yuguchi; Stuht, Amy Colcord | Copyright information

Educational options, formerly known as "alternative education," have long been a quietly unassuming part of public education. Often the stepchild of the K-12 system, continuation and independent studies schools--as well as an array of county schools, community day schools and others--were considered the home of "alternative" students taught by "alternative" teachers using "alternative" curriculum and materials.

Alternative because it was different; it was seen as less th...

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