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66:'s documentary film, "High School II" (1994), among many other publications. During this time, and after, Meier helped to establish a network of small schools in New York City based on progressive principles. In 1996 Meier moved to Boston where she became the founding principal of a small K-8 pilot school,
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282:"School reform leader Deborah Meier speaking in Indianapolis, Bloomington, opening Lilly archive: IU Home Pages: Faculty and staff news from the campuses of Indiana University"
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