Alabama Amendment Would Authorize County School Board Mergers

Alabama amendment would authorize county school board mergers

Voters next month will decide whether to approve a constitutional amendment that would give county school boards the option to consolidate. HB 380, sponsored by Rep. Terri Collins, R-Decatur, passed the House of Representatives 96-2 and unanimously in the Senate this spring. The measure would give two or more county school boards the opportunity to […]

Consolidation of schools on Nov. 3 ballot - South Alabamian

Populations in many rural Alabama counties are steadily declining, including in Clarke and Washington, and student enrollment in many rural county school systems is decreasing as well. A proposed amendment on the Nov. 3 general election ballot seeks to address the problem. Amendment 2 would allow the creation of a consolidated county school system by merging two or more systems […] The post Consolidation of schools on Nov. 3 ballot first appeare…

Area school districts might combine with Amendment 2

Populations in many rural Alabama counties are steadily declining, including in Clarke and Washington, and student enrollment in many rural county school systems is decreasing as well. A proposed amendment on the Nov. 3 general election ballot seeks to address the problem. Amendment 2 would allow the creation of a consolidated county school system by merging two or more systems […] The post Area school districts might combine with Amendment 2 fi…

Area school districts might combine with Amendment 2 - Clarke County Democrat

Populations in many rural Alabama counties are steadily declining, including in Clarke and Washington, and student enrollment in many rural county school systems is decreasing as well. A proposed amendment on the Nov. 3 general election ballot seeks to address the problem. Amendment 2 would allow the creation of a consolidated county school system by merging two or more systems […] The post Area school districts might combine with Amendment 2 fi…