Effingham and Teutopolis, located 4 miles apart in separate school districts, have different school calendars, daily schedules, and in - service days and sometimes even conflicting snow days. (edutopia.org)
While some are creating separate school districts for the lowest - achieving schools, others are using charter management organizations and providing parents with greater choice, and still others are appointing state receivers to take over struggling districts. (americanprogress.org)
Responding to the decision, state lawmakers proposed a constitutional amendment that would bar the state's executive and judicial branches from forcing the «regionalization» of separate school districts. (edweek.org)