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What happens when two separate and unequal school districts merge?

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There are pockets of poverty in the county that rival the Delta while Starkville is, by comparison, a wealthy town,” he said. The school district had a 27 percent dropout rate in 2014. In the year leading up to consolidation, the commission held town hall meetings in person and on Twitter to build community support for the new plan.

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Meanwhile, the state has given initial approval for ECOT to become a “dropout school.” ” Via Getting Smart : “Using Robots to Teach Elementary Students About Human Nature.” “ Hacked Twitter Accounts a New Headache for Schools,” Education Week’s Ben Herold reports. Rural ones.”