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Download full textFanning, Jim – 1995
This digest examines the pressures that have led to school consolidation, what consolidation has achieved, the role of community in education, and the ways that school consolidation undermines that role. Belief in the principle of economies of scale and the pursuit of national educational goals related to economic competitiveness have led school…
Descriptors: Community Influence, Community Role, Consolidated Schools, Cultural Context
Howley, Aimee; Howley, Craig – 2001
This digest summarizes information suggesting that long bus rides are part of the hidden costs of school and district consolidation. Rural school districts spend more than twice per pupil what urban districts spend on transportation. A review of studies shows that rural school children were more likely than suburban school children to have bus…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bus Transportation, Consolidated Schools, Disadvantaged Youth
Nelson, Erik – 1985
Because larger schools offer advantages such as a greater variety of activities, economic efficiency, and a sense of identity in the community, schools are often combined. Beyond these positive effects, however, school consolidation has some negative aspects. These liabilities include less human contact, less input from teachers in…
Descriptors: Consolidated Schools, Cost Effectiveness, Educational Economics, Elementary Secondary Education
Lawrence, Barbara Kent – 2001
State policies greatly affect the decisions rural districts make about building or renovating school facilities. State, federal, and local mechanisms for funding school facilities are briefly described. Some states require a specific percentage of growth or decline in student population or a minimum number of students as a prerequisite for…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Consolidated Schools, Educational Equity (Finance), Educational Facilities Improvement
Lutz, Frank W. – 1990
This ERIC digest examines the slowed pace of school district reorganization since 1970 and the expanded role of state education agencies (SEAs). It also reports trends that influence consideration of various reorganization forms and considers the framework in which future policy options may take shape. The decades from 1940 to 1970 show the…
Descriptors: Consolidated Schools, Cost Effectiveness, Educational Equity (Finance), Educational Policy
Rincones, Rodolfo – 1988
School reorganization has been used extensively as a strategy to deal with the problems of small and rural schools. However, there is no comprehensive evidence to prove that consolidation has met the problems of finance, staff, facilities, and curriculum for which it has been advocated, nor are consolidation's disadvantages and ill-effects of the…
Descriptors: Centralization, Community Benefits, Consolidated Schools, Educational Technology
