Case studies of three suburban school districts in a large northeastern city examined the concept of neighborhood and the effects of neighborhood school closings. Three variables found to affect school-neighborhood relationships included residential mobility, neighborhood boundaries, and the congruence of school attendance areas with other local…

Discusses possibilities for re-conceptualizing new mental models for principals regarding the back-to-the-neighborhoods movement. While the old lens for viewing community relationships emphasized boundary maintenance (bridging and buffering), the new lens builds on shared revitalization or co-production, offering a centered politics of place and…