I did a little research this weekend to see what I could find out about the value of small neighborhood schools that are walkable/bikable. I discovered quite a bit, most of which confirms just how unwise a policy of consolidating schools is. Smaller schools are so important in fact that the states of Oregon and California have instituted policies to promote them.
http://www.osba.org/hotopics/imprvmnt/neighborhoodschools/cycleback.htm http://www.nsbn.org/ http://www.oregon.gov/LCD/TGM/docs/schoolsitinghandbook.pdf http://www.ccspartnership.org/default.cfm http://www.communityschools.org/ http://www.kwfdn.org/ http://www.dubuque.k12.ia.us/Neighborhood/ http://www.edfacilities.org/rl/smart_growth.cfm http://ed.stanford.edu/suse/news-bureau/displayRecord.php?tablename=pres s&id=7 _______________________________________________ Bikies mailing list [email protected] http://www.danenet.org/mailman/listinfo/bikies
