New Arrangements: A Matter Of Choice

This article is the fifth in an occasional series.

By Lynn Olson

ST. PAUL--To many of the former dropouts here, City Academy represents their last best hope at an education. But to observers in and outside the state, this small alternative program, housed in a local recreation center, represents much more: A testing ground for what happens when teachers are given the legal authority to create their own schools, hire and fire their colleagues, and spend their money...