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Maybe Urban Schools Aren't So Bad
Submitted by MLewyn on Mon, 06/22/2015 - 3:28pmIt is conventional wisdom that big cities have problems retaining the middle class because of poor schools. But many older cities labor under a disadvantage that their suburbs don't have- lots of students from underprivileged background.
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More Evidence that Urbanists Should Support School Choice
Submitted by MLewyn on Mon, 01/26/2015 - 10:19pmA recent article , "School Choice Programs: The Impacts on Housing Values" reviews literature relating to the impact of charter schools and various types of school choice programs on housing values.
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Nathan Norris from Placemakers debuts Version 2.2 of Smart Growth Schools Report Card
Submitted by bgrzebik@inters... on Tue, 08/18/2009 - 9:39amThe Smart Growth Schools website http://www.smartgrowthschools.org/about.html is designed to make it easier for people to understand how they can improve their communities and schools by considering i
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The Horror of Highways cont'd, The Educational Tradeoff: Easy Driving or Easy Breathing
Submitted by Carl.Beien on Tue, 08/19/2008 - 3:01pmThe University of Cincinnati has just completed an air pollution that takes another look at highway placement with respect to our daily patterns of living.
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