Can innovative schools be all-inclusive in Philadelphia?

Name: Can innovative schools be all-inclusive in Philadelphia?
Uploaded: 2014-12-03T01:09:57Z
Duration: P391S
Description: Can schools that enroll students of all skill levels use the same methods as more academically selective programs? In the second half of our report on Philadelphia’s public schools, special correspondent for education John Merrow reports on the city’s U School, a neighborhood school that’s copying the project-based learning curriculum of some of the city’s more exclusive charter schools.

Clip: 12/02/2014 | 6m 31s

Can schools that enroll students of all skill levels use the same methods as more academically selective programs? In the second half of our report on Philadelphia’s public schools, special correspondent for education John Merrow reports on the city’s U School, a neighborhood school that’s copying the project-based learning curriculum of some of the city’s more exclusive charter schools.

Aired: 12/02/14

Rating: NR

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