Report recommends district consolidations in Ohio

FromThe Columbus Dispatch: A new study recommends that the number of Ohio school districts be reduced by at least one-third. The idea has received mixed reactions from federal and state elected officials and educators. Restoring Prosperity: Transforming Ohio’s Communities for the Next Economy, a report from the Brookings Institution, says the action is needed to help the state recover from its "severe, inescapable and worsening" fiscal difficulties. View the entire report. (PDF)