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Reed, Sam, III – Penn GSE Perspectives on Urban Education, 2013
In this article, the author presents his thoughts, as a teacher activist, on the school closing process in Philadelphia, particularly the effect of the closing process on Beeber Middle School and its response to the closing. The District's Facilities Master Plan originally called for closing 37 schools, Some schools were removed from the closing…
Descriptors: Activism, School Closing, Advocacy, Teacher Attitudes
Koepke, Mary – Teacher Magazine, 1991
In one Missouri farming community, school district consolidation threatens the existence of the town's only school and the town itself. The school is the area's largest employer, and it carries the town's history. Though consolidation is not being forced, the financial burden of supporting the school is overwhelming. (SM)
Descriptors: Community Schools, Consolidated Schools, Elementary Secondary Education, Financial Problems
Mulcahy, Dennis M. – 1997
On September 10, 1996, the government of Newfoundland and Labrador (Canada) announced that public consultation on education reform would begin on September 16. Just prior to the first hearing, the government circulated a document entitled "Structuring the Education System: A Public Consultation Paper for Educational Change in Newfoundland and…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Community Attitudes, Community Schools, Educational Change
Manzo, Kathleen Kennedy – Education Week, 1999
Many school districts in sparsely populated areas of the Midwest and West are contending with dwindling enrollments. Nevertheless, small communities such as Robinson, North Dakota, are resisting pressure from the state and neighboring districts to merge with other school systems. A graph depicts North Dakota enrollment since 1963. Arguments for…
Descriptors: Consolidated Schools, Declining Enrollment, Elementary Secondary Education, Institutional Survival