Here are three articles that show the results of studies done over a period of time on students attending new schools.
http://www.futurity.org/top-stories/old-schools-no-good-for-grades/
http://www.ncef.org/pubs/outcomes.pdf
http://www.vsbn.org/docs/20080508_EffectsofPhysicalEnvironmentonStudentLearning.pdf
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