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An '''alternative school''', sometimes referred to as a '''minischool''', or '''remedial school''', is any public or private school having a special curriculum, especially an elementary or secondary school offering a more flexible program of study than a traditional school. |
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An '''alternative school''', sometimes referred to as a '''minischool''', or '''remedial school''', is any public or private school having a special curriculum, especially an elementary or secondary school offering a more flexible program of study than a traditional school. Many such schools were founded in the 1970's as an alternative to traditional classroom structure..<REF>"Alternative Schools Adapt," by Fannie Weinstein. ''The New York Times'', June 8, 1986, section A page 14.</REF> |
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Generally an alternative school serves as an extension to a larger traditional privately or publicly-run ] or ], although similar programs exist in higher education settings that serve adults returning to school. They generally function as stand-alone schools, or in the case of minischools, as a "school within a school", where they physically operate within the walls of the larger school. |
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Generally an alternative school serves as an extension to a larger traditional privately or publicly-run ] or ], although similar programs exist in higher education settings that serve adults returning to school. They generally function as stand-alone schools, or in the case of minischools, as a "school within a school", where they physically operate within the walls of the larger school. |
Generally an alternative school serves as an extension to a larger traditional privately or publicly-run elementary or secondary school, although similar programs exist in higher education settings that serve adults returning to school. They generally function as stand-alone schools, or in the case of minischools, as a "school within a school", where they physically operate within the walls of the larger school.
