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Small School Movement
Victories and Challenges
Some of the most valuable research on the small school movement comes from firsthand accounts of educational reformers operating under “real world” conditions. Over the past several decades, the small school movement has celebrated many victories and, at the same time, weathered many challenges. Some of these victories and challenges have to do with schools themselves, while others have to do with outside factors and influences, for instance, at district, state, or federal levels. You can learn more about small school movement victories and challenges around the world by reading through our extensive compilation of research below.
Sample some of the research in our library, below. If you have any questions about the small school movement worldwide, we welcome you to contact us directly.
Articles and Research
- With 52 students, P.S. 25 is the smallest school in NYC. Officials are trying to close it. Again. Zimmerman, Alex. Chalkbeat New York, 2024.
- Labor law ruling strengthens Oakland teachers union’s ability to fight school closures. McBride, Ashley. The Oaklandside, 2024.
- China’s small schools go digital. China Daily, 2014.
- Small classes, small schools: The time is now. Wasley, Patricia A. ASCD, 2002.
- Why are Finland’s schools successful? Hancock, LynNell. Smithsonian Magazine, 2011.
- Q&A with Stuart Grauer. Grauer, S. Education Revolution, 2014.
- The Hobbit Effect: Why Small Works in Public Schools. Jimerson, Lorna. Rural Trust Policy Brief Series on Rural Education, 2006.
- Burnsall, Cracoe, Grassington and Kettlewell schools agree formal pact to work together. Thompson, Stuart. Craven Herald & Pioneer, 2016.
- Chicago’s Renaissance 2010 small schools movement meets the “ownership society”. Ayers, W. Klonsky, M. Phi Delta Kappan, 2006.
- Opposition to school closures impressive fight: professor. Day, Jim. Saltwire, 2017.
- Parent and Family Involvement in Education: Results from the National Household Education Surveys Program of 2016. National Center for Education Statistics, 2017.
- Small High Schools Post Big Gains: 5 Questions with Gordon Berlin. Zhao, Emmeline. Real Clear Education, 2014.
- Guest commentary: Oakland must again commit to creating small schools. Wermund, B. East Bay Times, 2016.