Collaboration and cooperation are far more common today than consolidation among Midwest school districts.
As a result of a merger between two former school districts, the next graduating class of Southeast Valley High School in Iowa will belong to a new school district with a name mirroring its high school's name.
Photo courtesy Southeast Valley High School
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