NEWSFLASH April 2004
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As small schools flourish in Chicago, Vallas's role is debated
by Beandrea Davis
In Chicago, efforts to create small, autonomous high schools of 100 to 600 students have rapidly expanded in recent years. With over $25 million in grants from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and from Chicago-based foundations, the Chicago School District plans to build 12 new autonomous, small high schools and reorganize existing high schools to create 20 others by 2007.
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