Sentences with phrase «consolidating small school districts»

The study, commissioned by the Indiana Chamber of Commerce Foundation, concludes that consolidating small school districts will have a positive impact on SAT test scores, Advanced Placement test rates, state assessment scores, and some end - of - course assessment pass rates.

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Millions of dollars can be saved by merging smaller school districts in Erie County, and consolidating districts «demands serious consideration,» according to a report issued Monday by Erie County Executive Mark C. Poloncarz.

They launched a sustained and unfortunately successful effort at merging small schools into large ones, and independent school districts into large, consolidated districts.

The source of Mr. Thomas's special interest in education these days lies in an issue whose impact stretches from his own House district to the overall state budget: whether Georgia should continue to encourage districts to consolidate schools by paying them to close small facilities and to build larger ones instead.

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When faced with charter competition, closing or consolidating small district schools with successful and popular programs can be counterproductive.

In the Delta town of Drew, Mississippi, education advocates say there aren't enough books to go around four years after state legislators consolidated the small school system into a countywide district.

Small districts should consider combining forces and consolidating to maximize investment in schools.

(Ind.) Legislators in Indiana have proposed financial incentives for schools to consolidate as part of a recent push to cut administrative costs for small, rural districts.