Expert: School mergers could save millions
Photo credit: Thomas A. Ferrara | A file photo of school bus in a bus depot in Bohemia.
Townwide consolidation of Long Island school districts could save millions of dollars each year while preserving a large degree of local control, an economic consultant told the region's top planners Tuesday.
Martin R. Cantor, a former Dowling College think-tank director, outlined a plan he has drafted that would merge dozens of local school districts, eliminate most superintendents' jobs,...