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Seeds sown long ago for metropolitan schools
A U S District Court ruling in Richmond ordered a metropolitan school system merging Richmond Henrico and Chesterfield counties to ditch boundaries and bus 78 000 students. The decision, its appeal, and similar cases across the nation reflect a long debated shift from local control to regional schooling.
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Richmond
U.S. District Court
Robert R. Merhige Jr
Henrico
Chesterfield Counties
U.S. Supreme Court
Detroit
Indianapolis
Grand Rapids
Wilmington
Del
Baltimore