Research: Smaller is Better
www.edweek.com
"Research: Smaller is Better" by Debra Viadero in Education on November 28, 2001 covers recent research and findings regarding small schools from a variety of viewpoints. The article is viewable through their archives search engine.

The Problem of the Megaschool
www.newsweek.com
"The Problem of the Megaschool" by Anna Quindlen, printed in Newsweek on March 26, 2001 is a powerful opinion piece using anecdotal evidence of the evils of large schools. Viewable through the search engine (must also sign up to view at no charge).

Current Literature on Small Schools
www.ael.org/eric/digests/edorc988.htm
Current Literature on Small Schools, by Mary Anne Raywid, published by the ERIC Clearinghouse on Rural Education and Small Schools. It provides a valuable overview of research literature on the effectiveness of small schools.

Historic Neighborhood Schools in the Age of Sprawl: Why Johnny Can't Walk to School
www.nthp.org/issues/schoolsRpt.pdf
Historic Neighborhood Schools in the Age of Sprawl: Why Johnny Can't Walk to School by Contance E. Beaumont with Elizabeth G. Pianca from the National Trust for Historic Preservation.. This resource is a powerful argument for schools as centers of community, with a listing of policies that undermine historic neighborhood schools, examples of schools and communities that are fighting back, schools successes, and public policy suggestions.

Sizing Things Up: What Parents, Teachers and Students Think About Large and Small High Schools
www.publicagenda.org
Sizing Things Up: What Parents, Teachers and Students Think About Large and Small High Schools by Jean Johnson et al. from Public Agenda examines the attitudes of the three different groups on whether size really does matter in education. The report is $10 order online or call (212) 686-6610.

Smaller, Safer, Saner Successful Schools
www.edfacilities.org/pubs/saneschools.pdf
Smaller, Safer, Saner Successful Schools by Joe Nathan and Karen Febey of the Center for School Change documents case studies of 22 urban, suburban and rural school facilities in 12 states and demonstrates that smaller schools and schools that share facilities with other organizations are providing a much more effective education than their counterparts. The publication is available as a free download.

The Small Schools Directory
www.ael.org/eric/smed
The Small Schools Directory from ERIC Clearinghouse on Rural Education and Small Schools includes information about organizations that provide funding, technical assistance, networking, advocacy, publications, or other sorts of support for small-scale schools in rural and urban settings.

Small Schools, Great Strides: A Study of New Small Schools in Chicago
www.bankstreet.edu/html/news/releases/smschool.html
Small Schools, Great Strides: A Study of New Small Schools in Chicago, a study on Chicago's small schools movement, suggests that even though smallness by itself is not the cure to all that ails urban schools, policymakers can have a significant impact on a variety of important education issues if they integrate small schools into a comprehensive reform strategy.

Small Works in Arkansas: How Poverty and the Size of Schools and School Districts Affect School Performance in Arkansas
www.ruraledu.org/docs/sapss/sapss.html
Small Works in Arkansas: How Poverty and the Size of Schools and School Districts Affect School Performance in Arkansas from the Rural Trust is the latest in a series of eight statewide studies of the relationship of school size, poverty, and student academic achievement. The report shows that smaller schools and districts dramatically reduce the impact of poverty on achievement.

The Ultimate Education Reform? Make Schools Smaller
www.uwm.edu/Dept/CERAI/documents/archives/00/cerai-0
The Ultimate Education Reform? Make Schools Smaller by William Ayers, Gerald Bracey, and Greg Smith from the Center for Education Research, Analysis, and Innovation makes the case that while large high schools may offer a more diverse curriculum and more years of foreign language, math and science, they have their own set of negative consequences.

When it Comes to Schooling...Small Works: School Size, Poverty and Student Achievement
www.ruraledu.org/docs/sapss/sapss.html
When it Comes to Schooling...Small Works: School Size, Poverty and Student Achievement from the Rural School and Community Trust's Policy Program is available at This research analyzes test scores in four states and shows that smaller schools reduce the harmful effects of poverty on student achievement.

Clearinghouse on Rural Education and Small Schools
www.ael.org
Clearinghouse on Rural Education and Small Schools, a collection of general information on rural education and small schools among other topics. (800) 624-9120

Coalition for Community Schools
www.communityschools.org
Coalition for Community Schools, an organization that brings together local and national organizations engaged in creating and sustaining community schools. (202) 822-8405

National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities
www.edfacilities.org
National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities a free public service that diseminates imformation about K-12 school facilities.

Small Schools Project at the Center on Reinventing Public Education
www.smallschoolsproject.org
Small Schools Project at the Center on Reinventing Public Education, provides technical assistance to the many new small schools throughout the United States. (206) 543-8362

Small Schools Workshop
www.smallschoolsworkshop.org
Small Schools Workshop, a group of educators, organizers and researchers collaborating with teachers, parents and principles in the creation and support of small, innovative public schools.