http://www.challengewv.org/news/decade_of_consolidation.pdf
“Sorry to tell you, but 39 is a losing number.
In the late 1980s, it was trendy to think that closing small schools and
moving students into consolidated schools would result in a better education
for our children.
Wrong!
After 10 years of school-closings and bussing students, West Virginia ranked
39th in the country in academic achievement. ” And, now, West Virginia ranks even LOWER in the NAEP achievement scale than in 2004.
