The Myths of Rural School and District Consolidation: Part I

Sher, Jonathan P.; Tompkins, Rachel B.

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“…These factors negated potential savings and economies of size. Sher and Tompkins (1976) suggested, "In most rural areas there is virtually no inherent differences in the operational costs of districts anywhere within the range of 400 to 1,100 students" (p. 98). Their research and investigation indicates that school district consolidation may not be the silver bullet in solving education funding and programming issues in rural areas.…”

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“…Sher and Tompkins (1976) claimed, "The most successfully implemented education policy of the past fifty years has been the consolidation of rural schools and school districts" (p.…”

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“…In addition, education professionals advocated for school and school district consolidation. Sher and Tompkins (1976) contended, "Education professionals genuinely regarded consolidation as a panacea and, consequently, displayed considerable zeal in developing consolidation plans, marshalling favorable evidence, and lobbying on its behalf with state and local policy-making bodies" (p. 96).…”

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Vermont school district consolidation case study

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Facing a declining K-12 student population and rising education costs, Vermont lawmakers approved Act 46 in 2015. This legislation has the potential to consolidate school districts that have fewer than 900 students. The law aims to significantly reduce the number of districts in the state by using tax incentives as a carrot and forced consolidation as a stick. Advocates of the legislation claim economies of size and scale will save Vermont taxpayers money and provide more educational equity for students. Opponents say the initiative is an affront to Vermonters' local control, centralization of power, and a means to close small schools. The purpose of this case study is to understand how preconsolidation and postconsolidation expenditures and student performance results compare to stakeholder perceptions. The research site for this school consolidation case study will be the Waterbury-Duxbury School District, located in Waterbury and Duxbury, Vermont. Results of the study may be beneficial to Vermont communities that are examining and considering school district consolidation.

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Section: Evidence That School District Consolidation Does Not Reduce mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Sher and Tompkins (1976) claimed, "The most successfully implemented education policy of the past fifty years has been the consolidation of rural schools and school districts" (p.…”

Section: Evidence That School District Consolidation Does Not Reduce mentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Evidence That School District Consolidation Does Not Reduce mentioning

confidence: 99%

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