Five previous rigorous studies of this program and other small school initiatives have demonstrated significant benefits for students. (educationnext.org)
I'll add that the Bill Gates small school initiative that Bloomberg / Klein championed in NY has also done tremendous damage in this regard. (nancyebailey.com)
According to her Assembly biography, Clark was a forerunner of the small school initiative in New York City, and was instrumental in shifting Andrew Jackson High School into four small magnet high schools. (nystateofpolitics.com)