For over twenty years, the Coalition of Essential Schools has been at the forefront of creating and sustaining personalized, equitable, and intellectually challenging schools. Site includes information on the small schools project and a list of resources. (
http://www.essentialschools.org
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Links to a Rethinking Schools article addressing "What happens when schools disrespect students' cultural heritage and when teachers fail to listen to students." Includes excerpts from Angela Valenzuela's book Subtractive Schooling. (
http://www.rethinkingschools.org/archive/15_02/Subt152.shtml
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Links to a keynote address by educator Deborah Meier, entitled "Our Challenge: To Set the Highest Possible National Standard—for Human Relationships." (
http://www.ruralchallengepolicy.org/esymposium/keynote-meier.html
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