Anyone who lives in a largely rural state will tell you that school districts are the third rail of local politics. Kansas has one percent of all K thru 12 school children in the nation but we have two percent of the total school districts. Some 53 percent of all the school districts in the state have less than 1000 students total, or less than the number of students at a typical high school in my district. But since school districts and hospitals are about the only source of solid middle class jobs in the rural areas then the idea of consolidating them is political suicide. Any politician who even whispers support for the idea is toast.
But since school districts and hospitals are about the only source of solid middle class jobs in the rural areas then the idea of consolidating them is political suicide. Any politician who even whispers support for the idea is toast.
What does that say about the morals of Kansas voters ? (if what you are saying is true)