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"Students in states with smaller districts and smaller schools have higher SAT and ACT scores."

-From 'School and School District Size Relationships: Costs, Results, Minorities, and Private School Enrollments' by Robert W. Jewell, University of Chicago

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Research about Smaller Schools

Articles found at SmallerSchools.org

• The Trouble with Big - PDF
  by David N. Cox
• Some Findings about K-8 Schools - PDF
  by Keith Look, a researcher with the Philadelphia Education Fund
• Facts on School Size in Utah for 1999
  based on data taken from Fall Enrollment Report of Utah Public and Private Schools - October 1, 1999
• School Size
  by Karen Irmsher - as submitted to ERIC, a publication of the Department of Education, University of Oregon
• Small Schools Offer Real Hope For Communities Of Color - PDF
  by Dr. Augusta Souza Kappner, President, Bank Street College in New York City
• The Bigger Picture on School Costs
  Real Costs and Savings

Articles on the Web

• What's the beef with smaller schools in Iowa? - (PDF)
  Rural Policy Matters - A Newsletter of Rural School & Community Action
• New Construction: Smaller high schools no more expensive - (PDF)
  Rural Policy Matters - A Newsletter of Rural School & Community Action
• Kentucky Study Sheds New Light on Benefits of Small Schools, Particularly in Rural Areas
  Rural Policy Matters - A Newsletter of Rural School & Community Action
• The School Centralization Plague
  By Philip Langdon
• Small Works - The Series Summary
  A Newsletter of Rural School and Community Action
• School Size, School Climate, and Student Performance
  by Kathleen Cotton - as submitted to the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory, School Improvement Series
• Dollars and Sense
  The Cost Effectiveness of Small Schools - (large PDF)
• Safer, Saner Schools
  External Site - (PDF)
• Revival of the K-8 School
  by Priscilla Pardini
• The Answer is Smaller Schools
  by Stacy Mitchell
• National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities
  References to books and other media

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