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Susan Crawford

Susan Crawford is the director of the Right to Read Project. Her two sons have been educated in New York City public schools.

The Case for Large High Schools

Susan CrawfordFebruary 28, 2012, 3:52 p.m.

An advocate writes: “In its push to close comprehensive high schools in particular, and replace them with campuses of multiple, smaller, themed high schools, the Education Department is closing down the very ‘choice’ that helps keep many students going to school through their teenage years: the option to pursue an array of courses and after-school activities in line with their interests and abilities.”

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