Co-operation, clustering - whether formal or informal - and the use of new technologies can all offer ways to relieve the isolation of small schools. Expanding the range of educational and social services they provide can enhance their contribution to their communities. This report, which...

Much educational research today is focused on assessing reforms that are intended to create equal opportunity for all students. Many current policies aim at concentrating extra resources on the disadvantaged. The state-of-the-art research in Schools and the Equal Opportunity Problem suggests,...