State Resources
Resources and information listed by state.
ARKANSAS
Small Works in Arkansas: How Poverty and the Size of Schools and School Districts Affect School Performance in Arkansas; Jerry Johnson
An Investigation of School Closures Resulting From Forced District Reorganization in Arkansas; Jerry Johnson
The Impact of Arkansas Act 60 Consolidation on African American School Leadership and Racial Composition of School Districts; Lorna Jimerson.
School District Consolidation in Arkansas
Rural School Leadership in the Deep South: The Double-Edged Legacy of School Desegregation; Doris Terry Williams and Jereann King
Rural School Leadership in the Deep South: A Framework for Professional Development; Doris Terry Williams and Jereann King
The Re-Invention of Regional Service Co-ops in Arkansas
The Rural School Bus Ride in Five States; Craig Howley
Why Rural Matters 2005: The facts about rural education in the 50 states; Jerry Johnson and Marty Strange. Arkansas section.
See also Rural School and Community Trust; search Arkansas.
LOUISIANA
Good Rural HIgh Schools Case Study: Sicily Island HIgh School, Sicily Island, Louisiana. Summary and information about the report.
Beating the Odds: High Performing, Small High Schools in the Rural South. Full report.
They Remember What they Touch…The Impact of Place-Based Learning in East Feliciana Parish; Emeka Emekauwa; ed. Doris Terry Williams
Rural School Leadership in the Deep South: A Framework for Professional Development; Doris Terry Williams and Jereann King
Rural School Leadership in the Deep South: The Double-Edged Legacy of School Desegregation; Doris Terry Williams and Jereann King
Small School Districts and Economies of Scale; Louisiana Department of Education
Why Rural Matters 2005: The facts about rural education in the 50 states; Jerry Johnson and Marty Strange. Louisiana section.
See also Rural School and Community Trust; search Louisiana.