"An urban portfolio of choices is sensible policy when you are uncertain which ways are best to get low-income children to learn and achieve in school."

Deborah Meier would agree that choices are necessary for successful urban reform.

Found this website while browsing. Thought I would share.

The Key Learning Community is based upon the Theory of Multiple Intelligences developed by Dr. Howard Gardner of Harvard University. I visited Key during my undergraduate work. I am a huge fan of Howard Gardner.

More information regarding Elizabeth Cohen. http://www.uvm.edu/complexinstruction/about_ci.html

This article contains information about reform efforts in IPS, special education reform initiatives, and examples of success for IPS.