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Thurston, Paul; Clauss, Joanne – 1985
Justification for school district consolidation is made on the basis of either reducing cost or increasing educational quality. Some cost reduction may be realized through certain economies of scale in some consolidations but it is by no means automatic. The Illinois State Board of Education emphasizes the relationship between high school size and…
Descriptors: Board of Education Policy, Consolidated Schools, Cost Effectiveness, Curriculum