Southfield partner S with d urham to do more with less S outhfield s chool district, located in s outhfield, m ichigan is home to over 8,000 students. l ike many locations throughout the United s tates, the economy was in decline and student enrollment was declining every year. Another element impacting s outhfield was the number of charter schools growing in the area. o ver a five year period, district funding had been cut by $50m. s chool buildings were closing. t he community was being impacted greatly. in michigan, resources are limited, says dr. w anda Cook-r obinson, s uperintendent of s outhfield. d istricts have to get creative when trying to do more with less in the continued negative economic climate. many times the non-instructional line items within the budget a

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