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Gayle Shanks, Tom Brodersen and Bob Sommer met in 1972 while volunteering at an alternative school in Phoenix and bonded over their love of reading.
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The Arizona Republic, 30 Mar. 2024
Detroit Lions Academy is an alternative school in the Woodbridge neighborhood of the city that serves more than 400 students in grades 6-12 who may have fallen behind academically or violated a school district code at another school in the Detroit Public Schools Community District.
—Lily Altavena, Detroit Free Press, 27 Jan. 2024
At Canyon Springs, an alternative school that students describe as deteriorating, about 80% of students are people of color, and more than 96% come from low-income households.
—Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 13 Feb. 2024
Right Here, a Des Moines alternative school for at-risk youths.
—Ryan J. Foley The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 27 Jan. 2024
The program was recently moved from an alternative school in the district to Marcos de Niza, which is a comprehensive high school.
—The Arizona Republic, 23 Jan. 2024
More than one-third of new students last year were attending adult and alternative schools, a D.C. Policy Center analysis revealed.
—Lauren Lumpkin, Washington Post, 26 Oct. 2023
In Texas, a Black high school student who had been suspended for much of the school year for wearing a natural hairstyle returned to regular classes after spending a month at an alternative school.
—Melissa Noel, Essence, 12 Dec. 2023
That suspension was extended, and the family’s attorney, Allie Booker, said the teen has until next week to cut his hair or be forced to attend an alternative school.
—Kim Bellware, Washington Post, 13 Sep. 2023
The Arizona Republic, 30 Mar. 2024
Detroit Lions Academy is an alternative school in the Woodbridge neighborhood of the city that serves more than 400 students in grades 6-12 who may have fallen behind academically or violated a school district code at another school in the Detroit Public Schools Community District.
—Lily Altavena, Detroit Free Press, 27 Jan. 2024
At Canyon Springs, an alternative school that students describe as deteriorating, about 80% of students are people of color, and more than 96% come from low-income households.
—Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 13 Feb. 2024
Right Here, a Des Moines alternative school for at-risk youths.
—Ryan J. Foley The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 27 Jan. 2024
The program was recently moved from an alternative school in the district to Marcos de Niza, which is a comprehensive high school.
—The Arizona Republic, 23 Jan. 2024
More than one-third of new students last year were attending adult and alternative schools, a D.C. Policy Center analysis revealed.
—Lauren Lumpkin, Washington Post, 26 Oct. 2023
In Texas, a Black high school student who had been suspended for much of the school year for wearing a natural hairstyle returned to regular classes after spending a month at an alternative school.
—Melissa Noel, Essence, 12 Dec. 2023
That suspension was extended, and the family’s attorney, Allie Booker, said the teen has until next week to cut his hair or be forced to attend an alternative school.
—Kim Bellware, Washington Post, 13 Sep. 2023
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“Alternative school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/alternative%20school. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.
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