Size isn't everything, but it does matter, and the past decade has seen a noticeable countertrend toward smaller schools.

规模并不能代表一切，但它确实很重要，在过去十年里，出现了明显的向小型学校发展的逆向趋势。

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Not all schools show advances after downsizing, and it remains to be seen whether smaller schools will be a cure-all solution.

并不是所有的学校在缩减规模后都取得了进展，规模较小的学校能否成为解决所有问题的灵丹妙药，这还有待观察。

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But not all schools show advances after downsizing, and it remains to be seen whether smaller schools will be a cure-all solution.

但并不是所有的学校在缩减规模后都取得了进步，规模较小的学校是否能解决所有问题还有待观察。

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An independent panel has recommended a new funding policy and cash incentives to encourage smaller schools to merge.

BBC: Panel: Too much spent on keeping small schools open

Lately, college football's major conferences have hardly sounded like they're in a mood to give more ground to the smaller schools.

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Alongside the closure plans are proposals to increase the capacity of successful schools that will take in the pupils from smaller schools.

BBC: Primary school closure and merger plans published