Speaking as one school board member, I would support joint discussions about consolidating Charlottesville and Albemarle public schools. I think the time is right to get that conversation going.
Brian Wheeler
2/24/10 * Daily Progress EDITORIAL [full story]
....[I]t is cooperation that has the best chance of addressing the two localities’ financial problems.
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County and city leaders need to stop saying they believe in cooperation and start practicing more of it. A joint meeting moderated by an impartial third party, perhaps a trained mediator, is a necessary first step.
City and county have traditionally found fault with the idea of a consolidated school district, but with the intense financial pressures facing both districts — with or without the disputed $2.8 million — this might be the time to take that idea more seriously.....
Right now, Charlottesville and Albemarle must start talking together about cooperation, not independently. They must cooperate more, not less.
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