About Dollars & Sense II

Selected References
Abramson, P. 2004. Ninth annual construction report, School Planning and Management, pp. 2-16.

Beaumont, C. and E. Pianca. 2000. Historic neighborhoods in the age of sprawl: Why Johnny can’t walk to school. Washington, DC: The National Trust for Historic Preservation.

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Program Guidelines, Attributes of high achievement schools, www.gatesfoundation.org. (accessed February 9, 2005).

Conant, J.B. 1958. The American high school today. New York: McGraw-Hill.

Council of Educational Facilities Planners International and United States Environmental Protection Agency. 2004. Schools for successful communities: An element of smart growth. Arizona: CEFPI

Darling-Hammond, L. 2002. Redesigning Schools: What matters and what works; Ten features of effective schools. Stanford, CA: Stanford University, School Redesign Network, www.schoolredesign.com/srn/binary/SchoolsBook.pdf.

Gregory, T. December 2000. School reform and the no-man’s land of high school size. Bloomington, IN: Indiana University. www.smallschoolsproject.org/PDFS/gregory.pdf.

Hermalyn, G. 1995. Morris High School and the creation of the New York City public high school system. The Bronx, New York: The Bronx County Historical Society.

Howley, C.B. and R. Bickel. 1999. The Matthew project: National report. Randolph, VT: Rural Challenge Policy Program. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED433174).

Howley, C. and R. Bickel. 2002. The influence of scale: Small schools make a big difference for children from poor families. American School Board Journal. 189 (3), 28-20.

Lawrence, B.K. 2004. The hermit crab solution: Creative alternatives for improving rural school facilities & keeping them close to home. Charleston, WV: ERIC Clearinghouse of Rural Education and Small Schools.

Lawrence, B.K. 2003. Land for granted: The effects of acreage policies on rural schools and communities. Washington, DC: The Rural School and Community Trust.

Lawrence, B.K. 2003. Save a penny, lose a school: The real cost of deferred maintenance. Washington, DC: The Rural School and Community Trust.

Lawrence, B.K., S. Bingler, B.M. Diamond, B. Hill, J.L. Hoffman, C.B. Howley, S. Mitchell, D. Rudolph, and E. Washor. 2002. Dollars & Sense: The cost-effectiveness of small schools. Cincinnati: KnowledgeWorks Foundation/Rural School and Community Trust.

Lyons, J.B. December 2000. Design issues for 21st century schools. U.S. Department of Education. www.ed.gov/offices/OESE/archives/inits/construction/schools-21st-century.pdf.

Myers, N. and S. Robertson. 2004. The CEFPI guide for educational facility planning. Scottsdale, Arizona: The Council of Educational Facility Planners International.

Raywid, M.A. 1999. Current literature on small schools. ERIC Digest. Charleston. WV: ERIC Clearinghouse on Rural Education and Small Schools (ED425049). Retrieved from eric.ed.gov using ERIC # ED425049.

Rubman, K. 2000. A community guide to saving older schools. Washington, DC: National Trust for Historic Preservation.

Schneider, M. 2002. Do school facilities affect academic outcomes? Washington, DC: National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities.

Selected References for Construction Analysis
Abramson, P. 2004. Ninth annual school construction report. School Planning and Management, pp. 2-16.

Azari-Rad, H., P. Philips, and M. Prus. 2002. Making hay when it rains: The effect prevailing wage regulations, scale economies, seasonal, cyclical and local business patterns have on school construction costs. Journal of Education Finance 27, 997-1012.

Cotton, K. 2001. New Small Learning Communities: Findings from recent literature. Unpublished manuscript, Portland.

Delano, D. 2002. Education market still earning honor roll mention. Building Design and Construction 43(4), 19.

Fetler, M. 1989. School dropout rates, academic performance, size, and poverty: Correlates of educational reform. Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis 11(2), 109-116.

Ford, T. November 16, 1998. Schools ponder prevailing wage for projects. Crain's Cleveland Business, p. 18.

Howley, C., and A. Howley. 2004. School size and the influence of socioeconomic status on student achievement: Confronting the threat of size bias in national data sets. Unpublished manuscript, San Diego, CA.

Lawrence, B.K., S. Bingler, B.M. Diamond, B. Hill, J.L. Hoffman, C.B. Howley, , S. Mitchell, D. Rudolph, and E. Washor. 2002. Dollars & Sense: The cost-effectiveness of small schools. Cincinnati: KnowledgeWorks Foundation/Rural School and Community Trust.

Lee, V., and J. Smith. 1997. High school size: Which works best, and for whom? Educational Policy Analysis Archives 19(3), 205-227.

Meier, D. 1995. The Power of Their Ideas: Lessons for America from a small school in Harlem. Boston: Beacon Press.

Morgan, D., and D. Alwin. 1980. When less is more: School size and social participation. Social Psychology Quarterly 43, 241-252.

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