Small districts support teachers better

I have taught in 5 different school districts during my teaching career, and have seen the benefits and challenges of various smaller and larger school districts along the Wasatch Front. The fact is, smaller districts tend to HEAR their teachers a lot better. The individual students are known by district officials better. Most districts in the USA (except for troubled big city school districts like LA and Chicago districts) are not the ginormous size that Alpine School District is. Studies on school district size show that the best options for teachers, students, and taxpayers is to have districts smaller than 50,000 in size. This will have the best representation, economic outcomes, and help students be able to reach the basic goals they are supposed to achieve. Because smaller means you can better minister to the one. THE MOST important ones are the students. By having local enough representation, we will better serve those students: who education is really supposed to be about.