Diane Weaver Dunne
“Are Small Schools Better?”
http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/issues108.shtml
“This article reviews two studies of the impact of school size (one of 13,600 schools and the other of 150 schools). “The separate studies credit small schools with reducing the negative effects of poverty on student achievement, reducing student violence, increasing parent involvement, and making students feel accountable for their behavior and grades.”