Redistricting & Consolidation

Education NewsHour Profiles Vermont School-Consolidation Effort
A law aiming to cut in half the number of school districts by 2020 is full of carrots and sticks and has set off some fierce local battles.
Daarel Burnette II, June 2, 2016
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Families & the Community The Controversy Over School Consolidation in Rural Vermont (Video)
Plummeting student enrollment and skyrocketing education costs have led Vermont lawmakers to begin a controversial consolidation of its vast mostly rural education system. But are Vermont residents willing to give up their small community schools?
Carmen Rojas, June 1, 2016
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School & District Management Rural Districts Merge, Close as Enrollment Drops
The majority of Iowa's counties have experienced population declines since 2010.
Jackie Mader, June 1, 2016
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Smilie Memorial Elementary School, in Bolton, Vt., is part of a small rural district that merged with another.
Smilie Memorial Elementary School, in Bolton, Vt., is part of a small rural district that merged with another.
Caleb Kenna for Education Week
Federal Consolidation Push Roils Vermont Landscape
A state law aimed at encouraging—or prodding—small, rural districts to merge has hit some speed bumps on the road to implementation.
Daarel Burnette II, February 16, 2016
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School & District Management S.C. Superintendent Proposes Rural Consolidation, Virtual Programs
State lawmakers must create a plan to improve rural schools in response to a 2014 state Supreme Court ruling.
Jackie Mader, January 13, 2016
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Every Student Succeeds Act Education Department Begins to Assess ESSA-Era Role
The new K-12 law contains checks on the U.S. secretary's authority, but the agency still has policy tools in its shed, especially in the areas of civil rights and data resources.
Alyson Klein, January 12, 2016
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States West Virginia Board Votes Down Controversial Fayette County Consolidation Plan
The county's citizens fought state efforts to close down schools and build a new $56 million high school with a 15-year $11 million loan.
Daarel Burnette II, December 14, 2015
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Terry George, the state-appointed school superintendent in Fayette County, stands next to the broken furnace and a coal bin sprinkled with asbestos chips. A controversial school consolidation plan would shutter some schools and include a new $56 million high school.
Terry George, the state-appointed school superintendent in Fayette County, stands next to the broken furnace and a coal bin sprinkled with asbestos chips. A controversial school consolidation plan would shutter some schools and include a new $56 million high school.
Doyle Maurer/Education Week
School & District Management School Facilities Fuel State-Local Tensions in W.Va. District
A consolidation plan for Fayette County schools pushed by the state schools chief that aims to shutter dilapidated facilities and open a new one has proved divisive.
Daarel Burnette II, December 8, 2015
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Every Student Succeeds Act Programs' Fate Complicates Path to ESEA Deal
The House and Senate bills to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act take very different tacks on the future of certain federal education programs.
Alyson Klein, October 27, 2015
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States With State Backing, Vermont School Districts Are Exploring Consolidation
As public school enrollment falls, the state of Vermont is urging school districts to consider mergers.
Denisa R. Superville, August 21, 2015
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School & District Management Vermont School Districts Urged to Consider Consolidation
Faced with declining student enrollment, high property taxes, and new state incentives, Vermont school districts are studying school mergers.
Denisa R. Superville, August 21, 2015
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School & District Management Nevada Moves to Carve Up Fast-Growing District
Now that state lawmakers have approved a split-up of the Clark County school district, which includes Las Vegas, the question is how to go about doing it.
Denisa R. Superville, July 7, 2015
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School & District Management Untapped Potential: Essays Explore Ways to Bolster Rural Education
A set of essays by education researchers and academics focuses on strategies state K-12 officials can use and encourage in rural schools to achieve better results.
Andrew Ujifusa, May 18, 2015
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School & District Management Report: Vermont's Smallest Schools a 'Financial Drain'
The report found that there is an enrollment threshold at which small schools are no longer financially and academically viable.
Jackie Mader, April 3, 2015
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