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 * Mover Name:** Robert Hughes


 * Basic Work:** He helped to create New Visions for public schools. His large group of small, highly focused public high schools and middle schools are the drivig force behind the changes in the New York City's secondary-education system. He is also the Department of Education's appointed overseer of Chancelor Klein’s New Century High Schools Initiative, a multiyear, multi-million-dollar project.


 * Key Work:** The New Visions schools are small, specialized schools that use a single focus as a support for learning. The main theory behind these schools is that the smaller size will keep the students from getting lost and the specialization will make learning more engaging.


 * Key Personnel:** President of New Visions for Public Schools.


 * Why/How a mover?** New Visions has helped to create 112 middle and high schools. Also, graduation rates for New Visions seniors, most of whom would have attended overcrowded, understaffed local schools, beat city averages by up to 30 percent.


 * Links:** http://nymag.com/news/features/influentials/16924/