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Suburban Opposition to District Reorganization: The 1968 Spainhower Commission and Metropolitan Kansas City and St. Louis
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Gardner, Donna; Rury, John L. – Urban Review: Issues and Ideas in Public Education, 2014
The 1968 Spainhower Commission planned extensive changes in the organization of public education in Missouri, proposing larger, comprehensive districts throughout the state. Intended to increase efficiency and reduce inequities, its reform proposals spurred widespread opposition from both rural and suburban communities. In the suburbs hostility…
Descriptors: School District Reorganization, Suburban Schools, Resistance to Change, Planning Commissions