History of Consolidated Schools Merging: Understanding Educational Reform and Preserving Legacy in Modern Districts
School consolidation—the merging of two or more school districts or individual schools into a single administrative unit—has shaped American education for over a century. From the early 1900s when over 200,000 one-room schoolhouses dotted the rural landscape to today’s large, consolidated districts serving thousands of students, this ongoing reform movement has fundamentally transformed how communities deliver educational services.
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