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| September 10, 2001 | This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: Anand Vaishnav

Sep. 10--Size does matter when it comes to the quest for better student performance, according to a national report being released today that studied the advances of 22 small schools, including three in Boston.

School systems will spend about $84 billion in the next two years on construction, and the report advises using the money to break up large schools into smaller parts -- or simply create schools with fewer students.

The study also reported that schools sharing space with other organizations, such as a community college or a museum, often outperform their unconnected counterparts.

Among the schools studied:…

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