Smaller Schools and Districts

Tag: study

  • Seismic Concerns in ASD

    Seismic Concerns in ASD

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    Seth Cox

    The Wasatch Front is home to about 2 million people. It’s also home to a fault line that is due for a major earthquake. In 2020 a magnitude 5.7 tumbler rocked the state and destroyed buildings just after Covid upended the world. According to the US Geological Survey, “There is a 57% probability that the…

  • Studies for ASD Split

    Studies for ASD Split

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    Seth Cox

    Studies done by interlocal agreements are moving forward. The West district study can be found at https://www.utah.gov/pmn/files/1129633.pdf The Central district study was presented in Lehi recently. See this Lehi Free Press article for details. “I don’t want anyone leaving this room thinking, if we do this, our taxes will go down. That is not what…

  • Large School Districts: What Does the Research Say?

    Large School Districts: What Does the Research Say?

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    Seth Cox

    A new page has been added with links to a lot of research demonstrating the detrimental effects of having large districts. Check it out…

  • Small Schools Work in New York

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    Seth Cox

    More studies show how smaller schools can make a difference – especially in neighborhoods with higher minority demographics: “New smaller high schools, typically in black or Hispanic neighborhoods, serve about 100 students per grade. More than 90 percent of the students attending these schools are black or Hispanic. Nearly 85 percent qualify for free or reduced…

  • Small Classes, Small Schools

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    Seth Cox

    Patricia A. Wasley writes a very insightful look at the relationship between small classes and small schools. Of course, research shows that small schools are mostly found in smaller school districts, so this article is a reflection of that, too. Students in schools with large populations of disadvantaged students perform least well on standardized assessments.…

  • The Answer is Reduce School District Size

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    Seth Cox

    Mike Antonucci, director of the Education Intelligence Agency (EIA), gives more information about how reducing school district size can solve many of the problems in education. His first bullet point is as follows: One of the bits of information the EIA tables provide is whether a school district spent 65 percent or more on “instruction.”…

  • Larger School Districts Tend to Veer 'Off Task'

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    Seth Cox

    Vin Suprynowicz, assistant editorial page editor of the Las Vegas Review-Journal, recently posted about the problems that large school districts are prone to have. Read more from the original article here: http://www.backwoodshome.com/columns/suprynowicz030316.html “While espousing the virtues of small schools with a community atmosphere, our public school system has monstrously large school districts, mainly in poor…

  • California 2011 study of their smaller school districts

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    Seth Cox

    California published a study on whether to consolidate its smaller school districts it did in 2011. It looked at costs and benefits. There were some interesting findings. They found among other things that medium-sized districts did better in student performance than the large or very small sized districts. While very small districts cost much more,…