Dollars & Sense: The Cost Effectiveness of Small Schools, www.kwfdn.org. The first report in the Dollars & Sense series summarizes the history of the move to larger schools and reviews the research on the benefits of small schools. It makes the case for the value of small schools and shows that they have been built cost-effectively. Dollars & Sense: The Cost Effectiveness of Small Schools has become an essential resource for advocates of small schools.

National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
nces.ed.gov
1990 K Street, NW
Washington, DC 20006
(202) 502-7300
NCES is the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data that are related to education in the United States and other countries. It offers specific information about all K-12 schools in the United States including, size, demographics, and fiscal data.

Architects of Achievement
www.archachieve.org
Architects of Achievement provides facilities-related services to schools, and offers a website rich in information about and photographs of successful small schools and ways in which their facility supports their program.

Council of Education Facilities Planners, International
www.cefpi.org
CEFPI is the trade organization for people involved in the planning, design, and construction of school facilities. Though some of the site is open to members only, a lot of information is available to the public.

National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities (NCEF)
www.edfacilities.org
The NCEF is the primary source for articles and reports about school facilities.

21st Century School Fund (21st CSF)
www.21csf.org
1816 12th Street NW
Thurgood Marshall Center
Washington, DC 20009
(202) 745-3745
info@21csf.org
21st CSF focuses on urban schools, particularly those in the Washington, DC, area, but its innovative approach to forming partnerships for facility planning and financing has earned national respect.

KnowledgeWorks Foundation
www.kwfdn.org
One West Fourth Street, Suite 200
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
(513) 929-4777
KnowledgeWorks Foundation empowers communities and individuals to improve education. Its website is a resource on small schools, schools as centers of community, and community engagement.

Schools as Centers of Community: A Citizen’s Guide for Planning and Design
Bingler, S., and L. Quinn, Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Education.
Available for download: www.kwfdn.org/resource_library/getFile.asp?intResourceID=13
This important publication introduces key elements in planning a school as the center of its community, and outlines a process for stakeholders to use in achieving that goal.

Smaller, Safer, Saner Successful Schools
Nathan, J. and K. Febey. 2001.
Minneapolis,MN: Center for School Change and Washington, DC.: The National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities.
Available through: www.hhh.umn.edu/centers/school-change/reform.htm
This publication offers examples of good small schools and ways in which they are effective.

AEL
www.ael.org
P.O. Box 1348
Charleston, WV, 25325-1348
(800) 624-9120 or (304) 347-0400.
AEL is the former host of the ERIC Clearinghouse on Rural Education and Small Schools, known as ERIC/CRESS. AEL was a major source of information and research on small schools and continues to make this work available.

Rural School and Community Trust
www.ruraledu.org
1530 Wilson Blvd., Suite 240
Arlington, VA 22209
(703) 243-1487
(703) 243-6035 fax
Many of the schools in rural areas are small. The Rural School and Community Trust is a source of research and information about such schools that can also be useful for people concerned with urban education.

School Redesign Network
www.schoolredesign.com
Stanford University
School of Education
520 Galvez Mall
Stanford, CA 94305-3084
(650) 725-0703
School Redesign Network is a resource for people working to improve schools and student achievement, and offers Study Kits on a variety of topics to support this effort.

Small Schools Project
www.smallschoolsproject.org
7900 East Greenlake Drive North, Suite 212
Seattle, WA 98103
(206) 812-3160
(206) 813-3190 fax
The Small Schools Project based in Washington State is a resource for information about all aspects of creating a good small school.

Small Schools Workshop
www.smallschoolsworkshop.org
1608 North Milwaukee Avenue, Suite 912
Chicago, IL 60647
(773) 384-1030
(773) 384-1226 fax
The Small Schools Workshop provides guidance and expertise particularly to large school systems working to restructure into smaller learning communities.