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Alternative schools for at-risk students – the ones who have been expelled, have dropped out, or just can’t make it in a regular high school – used to operate at the margins. But now, educational experiments started in last-chance high schools are transforming mainstream schools. In this video, step inside a school for lost kids in Boston that is pioneering what’s next for American education.
Thom Leavy contributed.
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Emrys Eller is a journalist and filmmaker in New York. He makes video and radio about education, health and environmental issues. More by Emrys Eller
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