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Coming Together: The Pros And Cons Of School Consolidation, David Alan Dolph
Coming Together: The Pros And Cons Of School Consolidation, David Alan Dolph
Educational Leadership Faculty Publications
The viability and acceptability of consolidation— combining two or more school buildings or districts into a single entity—have ebbed and flowed over the years. In the early 1900s, the main targets of school consolidation were the rural schools. The education leaders and policy makers of the time believed that a centralized model in which all schools looked alike would prove to be the best approach for educating youth to be productive citizens (Kay, Hargood, and Russell 1982).
In addition to providing an expanded curriculum, they believed, consolidated schools could be operated more efficiently and economically—an idea that has continued to …