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Rural School Consolidation and Student Learning. ERIC Digest.
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Fanning, Jim – 1995
This digest examines the pressures that have led to school consolidation, what consolidation has achieved, the role of community in education, and the ways that school consolidation undermines that role. Belief in the principle of economies of scale and the pursuit of national educational goals related to economic competitiveness have led school…
Descriptors: Community Influence, Community Role, Consolidated Schools, Cultural Context