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Rural consolidations press plains towns to merge schools
The Great Plains face 400 district closures since 1981 under voluntary or forced mergers. Rural communities and leaders protest as populations fall. Proponents cite efficiency while critics warn small districts deliver better outcomes and oppose taking money from some to fund others.
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Great Plains
America
Marty Strange
Rural School and Community Trust
Nebraska
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Dakotas
New England
Strange
Arkansas
State Supreme Court
Linda Martin
Challenge West Virginia
Martin
West Virginia