When Can Johnny Start Walking to School Again?

The small schools and Smart Growth movements are now working to change the rules and habits that contribute to school sprawl.

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September 18, 2005, 7:00 AM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

The slow die-off of neighborhood schools is causing another problem: Mounting evidence suggests that the sheer size and impersonality of new, edge-of-town mega-schools harm kidsâ€™ education. This realization is triggering a growing movement for small schools, a cause that is gaining ground with the involvement of the Smart Growth movement, which pushes for better planning instead of the current, willy-nilly rush by developers into green fields. Together, the small schools and Smart Growth movements are now working to change the rules and habits that contribute to school sprawl.

Thanks to Keith Schneider

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