https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/redistricting-consolidation Redistricting & Consolidation en-US 2021 (c) Education Week Tue, 08 Sep 2026 12:20:55 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/youll-make-new-friends-what-happens-to-students-when-their-school-closes/2026/09 How two middle schoolers managed uncertainty as their rural school closed its doors. Tue, 08 Sep 2026 12:20:55 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/youll-make-new-friends-what-happens-to-students-when-their-school-closes/2026/09 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/two-districts-pave-a-road-toward-a-shared-future-and-survival/2026/09 A rural school district was facing the urgent threat of dissolution. Its leaders found another way. Tue, 08 Sep 2026 04:01:00 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/two-districts-pave-a-road-toward-a-shared-future-and-survival/2026/09 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/opinion-for-this-school-board-president-leadership-starts-with-humility/2026/09 Amid a big transition, active communication helped this leader hold the community together. Tue, 08 Sep 2026 04:01:00 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/opinion-for-this-school-board-president-leadership-starts-with-humility/2026/09 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/opinion-our-school-leaves-town-every-day-a-story-of-rural-resilience-and-survival/2026/09 For more than a year, this town’s only school has stood empty. The spirit of community endures. Tue, 08 Sep 2026 04:01:00 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/opinion-our-school-leaves-town-every-day-a-story-of-rural-resilience-and-survival/2026/09 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/opinion-when-your-district-goes-through-big-changes-relationships-are-critical/2026/09 A neighboring school closed. His district embraced a reorganization. It was a lesson in leadership. Tue, 08 Sep 2026 04:01:00 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/opinion-when-your-district-goes-through-big-changes-relationships-are-critical/2026/09 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/opinion-the-question-that-guided-this-school-district-through-an-impossible-decision/2026/09 Declining enrollment reshaped her district. This school board member has lessons for other leaders. Tue, 08 Sep 2026 04:01:00 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/opinion-the-question-that-guided-this-school-district-through-an-impossible-decision/2026/09 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/big-ideas-2026-building-bridges-so-students-can-thrive How can you create strong partnerships and manage conflict? A roadmap for education leaders. Tue, 08 Sep 2026 04:01:00 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/big-ideas-2026-building-bridges-so-students-can-thrive https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/policy-politics/states-consider-district-consolidations-as-student-enrollment-drops/2025/12 Rural educators say the decision to combine school districts is a matter of local control. Fri, 05 Dec 2025 22:03:03 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/policy-politics/states-consider-district-consolidations-as-student-enrollment-drops/2025/12 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/the-debate-over-middle-grades-explained/2025/07 In the past decade, different grade-banding models have popped up across the country. But what best serves the middle grades? Wed, 30 Jul 2025 20:38:13 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/the-debate-over-middle-grades-explained/2025/07 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/how-to-successfully-merge-schools-key-practices-for-community-buy-in/2025/07 While school mergers have shown promise, the approach comes with plenty of challenges. Fri, 25 Jul 2025 17:49:19 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/how-to-successfully-merge-schools-key-practices-for-community-buy-in/2025/07 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/merged-schools-a-growing-strategy-to-integrate-classrooms/2025/07 Merging schools can ease overcrowding, boost diversity, and improve academic outcomes. Fri, 25 Jul 2025 17:49:03 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/merged-schools-a-growing-strategy-to-integrate-classrooms/2025/07 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/what-makes-or-breaks-a-districts-school-merger-plan/2025/07 District leaders in a rural, red area and a progressive city took different tones on rezoning. Fri, 25 Jul 2025 17:48:43 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/what-makes-or-breaks-a-districts-school-merger-plan/2025/07 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/a-school-pairing-plan-promised-equity-and-stirred-backlash/2025/07 D.C.'s effort to pair two schools with divergent demographics backfired, dividing the community. Fri, 25 Jul 2025 17:48:24 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/a-school-pairing-plan-promised-equity-and-stirred-backlash/2025/07 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/how-one-district-reimagined-elementary-school/2025/07 Caldwell Parish, La., merged three elementary schools in part to bolster racial and socioeconomic diversity. Fri, 25 Jul 2025 17:47:23 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/how-one-district-reimagined-elementary-school/2025/07 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/opinion-enrollment-down-achievement-lackluster-should-this-school-close/2024/06 An equity researcher describes how coming district-reorganization decisions can help preserve Black communities in central cities. Wed, 26 Jun 2024 17:50:08 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/opinion-enrollment-down-achievement-lackluster-should-this-school-close/2024/06 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leaders/2024/with-a-steady-hand-a-superintendent-guides-her-district-through-big-changes When Aleesia Johnson became superintendent of the Indianapolis schools, Indiana’s largest district needed much more than a patch job. Mon, 05 Feb 2024 05:01:00 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leaders/2024/with-a-steady-hand-a-superintendent-guides-her-district-through-big-changes https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/researchers-used-ai-to-rezone-school-districts-heres-what-they-found/2023/09 The experiment created more diverse schools, while cutting students' travel time. Thu, 07 Sep 2023 21:08:06 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/researchers-used-ai-to-rezone-school-districts-heres-what-they-found/2023/09 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/opinion-how-two-districts-managed-to-consolidate-during-the-pandemic/2021/08 The trick to being ready when disaster strikes? Be ready well before that. Tue, 10 Aug 2021 19:38:48 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/opinion-how-two-districts-managed-to-consolidate-during-the-pandemic/2021/08 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/why-dont-struggling-k-12-districts-just-dissolve/2020/02 Emotions remain raw as educators and residents in a rural Wisconsin district dig for solutions after being denied the option of dissolving. Wed, 12 Feb 2020 02:09:14 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/why-dont-struggling-k-12-districts-just-dissolve/2020/02 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/a-school-district-in-fiscal-free-fall-scrambles-to-avoid-crash-landing/2020/01 Emotions remain raw as educators and residents in a rural Wisconsin district dig for solutions after being denied the option of dissolving. Sat, 01 Feb 2020 02:36:10 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/a-school-district-in-fiscal-free-fall-scrambles-to-avoid-crash-landing/2020/01 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/secessions-exacerbate-segregation-study-finds/2019/09 Court-ordered school desegregation has been more successful in the South than in any other region of the country, but researchers have noted a new threat: the growing number of communities that are seceding from larger school districts to form their own. Wed, 11 Sep 2019 01:01:47 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/secessions-exacerbate-segregation-study-finds/2019/09 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/wealthier-enclaves-breaking-away-from-school-districts/2019/04 Over two years, 27 communities have split from their home districts, and the new districts are mostly wealthier, whiter, and more property-rich than the ones left behind. Wed, 01 May 2019 02:27:02 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/wealthier-enclaves-breaking-away-from-school-districts/2019/04 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/the-splintering-of-wealthy-areas-from-school-districts-is-speeding-up/2019/04 The school funding group EdBuild finds neighborhood attempts to secede popping up in more school districts, with racial and economic isolation increasing in their wake. Tue, 16 Apr 2019 04:01:36 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/the-splintering-of-wealthy-areas-from-school-districts-is-speeding-up/2019/04 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/vt-officials-face-backlash-over-mergers/2018/12 The state board of education released its final plan this month to merge 45 districts in 39 towns to form 11 new districts. Tue, 11 Dec 2018 23:06:43 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/vt-officials-face-backlash-over-mergers/2018/12 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/education/in-district-consolidations-states-leave-poor-residents-adrift-study-says/2018/07 As wealthy, white communities split their schools off from their poor, black and Latino neighbors, few states have legal recourse to intervene, the advocacy group EdBuild says. Tue, 24 Jul 2018 14:58:31 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/education/in-district-consolidations-states-leave-poor-residents-adrift-study-says/2018/07 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/policy-politics/vermont-state-chief-resigns-amid-ambitious-district-consolidation-effort/2018/04 State Education Secretary Rebecca Holcombe has been officiating over the state's politically thorny district consolidation process, and many are asking for it to be placed on hold until the state board replaces her. Tue, 03 Apr 2018 20:50:18 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/policy-politics/vermont-state-chief-resigns-amid-ambitious-district-consolidation-effort/2018/04 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/a-quest-to-give-minority-voters-a-bigger-voice-on-school-boards/2017/12 Across California, school districts are shifting from at-large elections to single-member districts to make it easier for Latinos and other minority communities to elect candidates to local offices. Wed, 13 Dec 2017 02:31:46 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/a-quest-to-give-minority-voters-a-bigger-voice-on-school-boards/2017/12 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/policy-politics/fighting-to-close-budget-hole-oklahoma-again-debates-teacher-pay-consolidation/2017/11 Oklahoma's school spending habits have long been the focus of political battles, and the legislature will soon enter a third special session to debate its budget. Tue, 28 Nov 2017 15:22:17 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/policy-politics/fighting-to-close-budget-hole-oklahoma-again-debates-teacher-pay-consolidation/2017/11 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/when-a-community-loses-its-schools/2017/06 School closures often affect poor students, African-American students, and rural communities like Hughes, Ark. Wed, 07 Jun 2017 00:41:40 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/when-a-community-loses-its-schools/2017/06 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/policy-politics/wyo-consolidation-proposal-seen-as-politically-toxic/2017/01 A proposal to slash the number of school districts in Wyoming by more than half in order to save money doesn't appear it will make the grade in the state legislature this year. Wed, 18 Jan 2017 01:54:37 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/policy-politics/wyo-consolidation-proposal-seen-as-politically-toxic/2017/01