Don't Judge Merger Law by One Difficult Case ; What has Happened in One School Unit Is Not the Experience of Many Other Communities.

Portland Press Herald › July 02, 2009

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Maine's school consolidation law is facing a big test in November, when a referendum to abolish it will be on the statewide ballot.

But it's been having smaller - but not insignificant - tests all over the state, as school districts are pulled together in new configurations that challenge elected and appointed officials and citizens in ways great and small.

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Don't Judge Merger Law by One Difficult Case ; What has Happened in One School Unit Is Not the Experience of Many Other Communities.

For the most part, many communities have taken their new alignments, if not in stride, at least with a spirit of cooperation ...

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