NY schools chief eyes consolidation plan
Photo credit: Steve Pfost | Senior Kayla Rakower, left, speaks to the Commissioner about one of her art projects. The new education commissioner, John B. King Jr., with Sen. John Flanagan is touring Commack High School to talk with students and teachers about current programs and projects occuring in the school. (Sept. 16, 2011)
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The state's new education chief is floating the idea of large-scale school consolidations on Long Island, contending that countywide systems could save money and distribute funds more equitably, especially when money is tight.
State Education Commissioner John B. King Jr. has stirred a regional buzz with a recent series of pronouncements on possible school consolidations in Nassau, Suffolk...
