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Nontraditional high schools shift to fit today’s students
Marion Unit 2 and Benton Consolidated High School leaders describe a shift from a one size fits all, college prep model to individualized, interest based education. Vocational classes, extension centers, and five academy concepts aim to engage diverse students facing poverty homelessness work and family responsibilities.
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Marion Unit
Wade Hudgens
Hudgens
Sue Easton
Cathy Stewart
Benton Consolidated High School
Lisa Smith
Marion Unit 2
Marion
Benton
Kathy Shurtz
Shurtz
Rend Lake College
Marion High School
Jacob Diefenbach
Ray Huelsmann
Diefenbach
Georgia Lockwood
Lockwood
Shakespeare
Robert Frost
Sandra McLain
McLain
Marion High
John A. Logan College
John A