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Buzz Clik

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7. This is not a rare occurrence in counties with small, aging populations.

Reply to cali (Original post)

Tue May 14, 2013, 09:18 AM

May 2013

When you don't have enough kids to operate a school, you close the school and consolidate with neighboring districts.

It's pretty bad, but what are the alternatives?

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Michigan District Fires All Teachers, Closes Every School [View all] cali May 2013 OP

In sports, you fire the manager, not the team... n/t bluedigger May 2013 #1

That's not the problem here. Buzz Clik May 2013 #5

Starve the public schools. JNelson6563 May 2013 #2

And as a bonus, Lindsay May 2013 #3

But wait, there's more! Orrex May 2013 #12

OMG...... a kennedy May 2013 #4

Oh I just want to curl up in a corner in my bed and cry. The rich are making a permanent southernyankeebelle May 2013 #11

The way public schools are funded is insane. Wealthy districts can afford electronic "chalk" boards KittyWampus May 2013 #6

the Vermont Solution: cali May 2013 #13

This is not a rare occurrence in counties with small, aging populations. Buzz Clik May 2013 #7

One F-35B Fully Loaded $237,000,000 Botany May 2013 #8

The school board committed a fraud... Bay Boy May 2013 #9

Now not so "Buena" Vista. longship May 2013 #10

I propose we trade NJ for Chris Christy, and give them some money besides fadedrose May 2013 #14

Unsurprisingly... starroute May 2013 #15

heres a map. Is this the poor area inside Saginaw city? Sunlei May 2013 #16

Where's the media outrage about this? lark May 2013 #17

everywhere heaven05 May 2013 #18