Education Research on School Size: School Climate and Academic Achievement
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School Size and Its Relationship to Student Outcomes and School Climate
The Volkert-Wasmund School Closing Plan would dramatically encrease the enrollment size of elementary schools in Birmingham, where approximately 70% of Birmingham's students are eligible for free or rduced lunch - the proxy for poverty, as defined by the United Statets Department of Education.
- This link discusses current research on school size and its effects on student achievement, specifically focusing on eight studies conducted in South Carolina. The paper concludes that school size has a negative impact on low income and minority students (See, Concluding Thoughts at report's end, addressing the "Power of Poverty"), while calling for more research to definitively answer the question of whether or not school size affects achievement across the baord, at least in South Carolina. The author argues that the issue is a complex one, with many factors – including differing levels of poverty within schools – possibly influencing student achievement more, and therefore complicating the research. (Kenneth R. Stevenson, National Clearinghouse for educational Facilities, April 2006) . . . Click Below: http://www.ecs.org/html/offsite.asp?document=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Eedfacilities%2Eorg%2Fpubs%2Fsize%5Foutcomes%2Epdf
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