31 Roberta Furger 2004 <p> In the late '50s, Harvard University president James Bryant Conant advanced the notion that teenagers and society alike are best served by large, comprehensive high schools populated by students from a wide variety of backgrounds. Nearly five decades later, educators nationwide are rethinking Conant's model, which continues to be the standard design of high schools throughout the country. As this article from Edutopia (November 2004) describes, many school systems are devising strategies and new institutions to meet the needs of all high school students. Although much of the attention focuses on breaking up large schools and creating small ones, the efforts are as much about changing the sum and substance of high school as they are about shrinking a school's size. (George Lucas Educational Foundation - 384k PDF file) </p> <p> Furger, R. (2004). High school's new face. <i>Edutopia </i>Nov/Dec 2004. Retrieved from the George Lucas Education Foundation 15 Apr 2008. Link: http://glef.org/pdfs/nov_04/newface.pdf </p> http://glef.org/pdfs/nov_04/newface.pdf