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Letter: Massive school districts good for teachers, not kids

Friday, April 29, 2005 | 5:18 a.m.

April 30 - May 1, 2005

Retired teacher Virgil Sestini, in his April 26 letter, wrote that deconsolidation of the Clark County School District would "not be good for teachers." Unfortunately, Mr. Sestini has spent too much time in the education business and seems to have forgotten that what's good for students is what schools are all about.

These huge, one-size-fits-all school districts are never good for students. I would like Mr. Sestini to name just one of the 10 largest school districts that has overall English and math scores that are above average.

Big school districts are, however, very good for the teachers unions, which only have to bargain with one district instead of several.

KENNETH RECORD

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