Promoting Productivity: Lessons from Rural Schools In this essay author Marguerite Roza challenges the assumption that rural districts are less productive than their urban or suburban peers by discussing rural districts can «beat the odds» by increasing student results without increasing per - pupil expenditures. (edunomicslab.org)
Before Ed reformers started to yell about the achievement gap, the status quo believed quietly that «these» kids can't learn at the same high levels as their white affluent suburban peers. (jonathanpelto.com)
In this essay author Marguerite Roza challenges the assumption that rural districts are less productive than their urban or suburban peers by discussing rural districts can «beat the odds» by increasing student results without increasing per - pupil expenditures. (edunomicslab.org)