Smaller Schools: A Necessity
Learn why smaller schools are important and effective.
Smaller Schools: A Safer Alternative
Experts agree that smaller schools are safer. Read the findings and more here.
Experts agree that smaller schools are safer. Read the findings and more here.
The Academic Effectiveness of Small-Scale Schooling
An abstract of a digest by Craig Howley dispels the myth that schools must be large to provide adequate curricular offerings.A minimum of 400 students is suggested.
An abstract of a digest by Craig Howley dispels the myth that schools must be large to provide adequate curricular offerings.A minimum of 400 students is suggested.
Adapting Organizations to Increase Learning
An excellent discussion on creating communities of learners and rethinking the school's use of time.
An excellent discussion on creating communities of learners and rethinking the school's use of time.
Charter Schools: A New Breed of Public Schools
An AFT inspired charter for schools-within-schools in a 1993 NCREL Policy Brief.
An AFT inspired charter for schools-within-schools in a 1993 NCREL Policy Brief.
Clusters and Team Teaching
A description of the school-within-a-school program at Thurgood Marshall Middle School.
A description of the school-within-a-school program at Thurgood Marshall Middle School.
Downsizing Schools in Big Cities
A digest by Mary Anne Rawid reviewing "current movement to downsize urban schools to help educators decide whether and why to pursue such a move, and to indicate which models appear most promising."
A digest by Mary Anne Rawid reviewing "current movement to downsize urban schools to help educators decide whether and why to pursue such a move, and to indicate which models appear most promising."
Finding Safety in Small Numbers
"A recent report on high school reform, Breaking Ranks, cites anonymity and apathy as the leading causes of problems in the typical large high school."
"A recent report on high school reform, Breaking Ranks, cites anonymity and apathy as the leading causes of problems in the typical large high school."
High School Size: Which Works Best, and for Whom? Draft
An abstract #ED396888 of a paper by Valerie E. Lee examining how students' reading and mathematics achievement gains over the high school years are influenced by the size of the high school they attend
An abstract #ED396888 of a paper by Valerie E. Lee examining how students' reading and mathematics achievement gains over the high school years are influenced by the size of the high school they attend
School Size, School Climate, and Student Performance
Don't miss this in depth discussion of research explaining the advantages of small schools.
Don't miss this in depth discussion of research explaining the advantages of small schools.
Smaller schools more effective, but more costly
. Duval County School board plans large schools despite research findings and consultants' advice.
. Duval County School board plans large schools despite research findings and consultants' advice.
SubSchool Structures
An article comparing and contrasting several models of small school structures. Includes hot linked citations.
An article comparing and contrasting several models of small school structures. Includes hot linked citations.