...small learning communities, the teachers' stance toward students is "I'm on your side and on your case," said Carol Miller Lieber of Chicago, a senior consultant for Educators for Social Responsibility who led Saturday's meeting. Schools...

...could lead to better academic achievement and a lower dropout rate, the district expects. Prompted by consultant Carol Miller Lieber of the Cambridge, Mass.-based Educators for Social Responsibility, about 25 people, mostly students and teachers...

...experimenting with changes in the school day and week, scheduling, and how course credits can be earned. Consultant Carol Miller Lieber of Chicago spoke of the importance of "voice and choice" for students in a revamped high school, and a greater...