Cites evidence that students in small high schools participate in cocurricular activities more and are less alienated than students in large schools. (JM)

Demonstrates that size in itself is not, nor need it be, a major contributory factor in the organizational efficiency of schools and that there are other influences that need to be given at least equal, and perhaps more urgent, consideration. (Author/IRT)

Research reveals better outcomes for smaller schools or smaller learning communities within schools. Data from 489 schools indicate that smaller size can be cost effective. In light of these findings, some states are changing policies that favored consolidation and larger schools. (SK)

Documented the birth process for new small schools that developed in a 7-year study of the Coalition Campus Schools Project in New York City. The study of new schools, part of a network of reform-oriented schools in the context of systemwide reform, finds that the five new schools created to replace a failing high school perform better in many…

Exchange panel of 100 was surveyed on impact of day care center size. Comments of 20 members are reported here. A total of 53 percent of the panel indicated that center size has a significant impact on the quality of care children receive. A list of the nation's largest child care facilities as of January 1, 1990, is included. (DR)

Reviews published research on the study of school size in Georgia. The main issues treated include the large school or the small school question, the cost of school operations, program quality, school achievement, and program scope. (13 references) (MLF)

Advisement is a key component of personalized education. Usually, teacher advisors remain with a small group of advisees while they attend a particular school. The anonymity of large schools can be mitigated by creating school learning communities and/or schools-within-schools. Successful examples are profiled. (15 references) (MLH)

Discusses research on how much an average K-12 school should devote to student traffic versus programming space. Detailed space utilization data from the New Bedford Elementary School (Temperance, MI) is illustrated. (GR)

Discusses burgeoning charter-school movement in Arizona and its effect on public schools. Asserts evidence gathered through surveys and interviews suggests competition incrementally improves education for all students. Identifies ways in which schools hit hardest by competition react and refutes critics' claims regarding school choice. Discusses…

Analysis of data from 1,144 public high schools identified factors affecting school-to-work programs. Schools with stronger leadership, evidenced by innovation, school climate, and external cooperative relationships, had significantly broader programs. Scope of programming increased only slightly in schools with larger enrollments. (Contains 33…

Data and information are important components of school improvement. They show how schools are changing and how students are progressing. Providing and interpreting data is one of the critical functions of the Iowa Department of Education. The annual Condition of Education report provides valuable data about students, educators and school…

The relationships between student achievement, school district economies of scale, school district size and student socioeconomic status were measured for 131 school districts in the state of Oregon. Data for school districts ranging in size from districts with around 300 students to districts with more than 40,000 students were collected for…

Purpose: To identify operational issues and practices associated with operating school nutrition (SN) programs in school districts with less than 30,000 student enrollment. Method: The survey was adapted from a similar study that explored operational issues in school districts with enrollments of 30,000 or more students. The survey asked SN…

This study was a replication of the method used by R. Bickel and C. Howley (2000), applying the approach to Washington state academic performance of fourth and seventh graders. While Bickel and Howley focused on the 8th grade Iowa Test of Basic Skills and the 11th grade Georgia High School Graduate Test, this study examined performance on the…

This paper discusses "constructions" of school size in West Virginia and Ohio and related issues concerned with school and school district consolidation, and the role of education, politics, and globalization. "School size" is not the same as enrollment; grade span and level are important in understandings of size.…