ERIC Number: EJ595874
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1999
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N.D. Schools Struggle with Enrollment Declines. First in a Two-Part Look at Issues Facing Rural Schools in the West and Midwest.
Manzo, Kathleen Kennedy
Education Week, v19 n10 p1,16-17 Nov 3 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 and against consolidation are given. (CDS)
Descriptors: Consolidated Schools, Declining Enrollment, Elementary Secondary Education, Institutional Survival, Mergers, Rural Areas, Rural Schools, School Closing, School Community Relationship, School Districts, School Support, State School District Relationship
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: North Dakota
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