Sentences with phrase «academically nonselective»

MDRC has previously released two reports on these «small schools of choice,» or SSCs (so called because they are small, are academically nonselective, and were created to provide a realistic choice for students with widely varying academic backgrounds).

At the heart of these reforms lie 123 new «small schools of choice» (SSCs)-- small, academically nonselective, four - year public high schools for students in grades 9 through 12.