Students at Precious Blood School, located a few miles west of downtown Los Angeles. Precious Blood is one of three new inner-city "microschools" trying a fresh approach to Catholic education. / Photo by Victor Alemán/Angelus NewsLos Angeles, Calif., Feb 26, 2023 / 06:00 am (CNA).When Maria Guillermo first heard about the plan to turn Precious Blood School into a "microschool," with enrollment capped at around 100, she worried that it was the school s last gasp and that her daughters learning might be impeded by having two grades share a classroom."But I think it s benefitted them," she said two years later. Not only do the students have better relationships in their multiage classrooms, but the teachers "tailor the classroom instruction to each individual student."The Microschools Network was the inspiration of school officials in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles who saw the children of celebrities paying high prices to send their children to ve
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