Abolish school districts

Abolish school districts
In the April 4th Arizona Republic the article by Joanna Allhands she explains “Why consolidation (of school districts) won’t really help our schools.”. She is right. School districts are a needless bureaucratic layer between students and the taxpayer. Joanna was on the right track, but she just failed to suggest the next logical step. The districts should not be consolidated; they should be abolished, and the schools should be funded directly. The money should go to the school principals who know best how it should be spent. (An even better idea would be to tie the funds directly to the student, but such a move yields other complicating issues.).