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luvbio

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All of the following are characteristics of urban high schools that produce better outcomes in terms of grades, test scores, and graduation rates among adolescents from a variety of socioeconomic and ethnic/racial backgrounds except ______________.
 
  a. teachers who know their students personally
  b. smaller school size
  c. well-trained teachers
  d. the use of standardized tests to assess progress

Question 2

Some specific practices designed to help students adjust to high school include all of the following except ______________.
 
  a. assigning a monitor who keeps in touch with the student during high school
  b. combining classes in a team-teaching format so that the same group of students and teachers stay together for a substantial part of the school day
  c. encouraging close friendships between seniors and freshmen
  d. using older students as mentors or buddies for freshmen and sophomores



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: D

Answer to Question 2

Answer: C



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