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Cranston's move of the 6th graders was primarily a move to save money but little to no savings materialized, mostly because they didn't close any buildings. You cite Cranston as a potential negative to combining grades 6-8 but don't forget that Warwick, Cranston, and, I think Pawtucket, are the only districts in the state not to have middle school. Some have 6-8 and others have 5-8 and the vast majority of the country is in middle school as well.

John, while it may be difficult to find a specific high school closing due to declining enrollment in another New England city or town, you will find in Mass and Maine, to name a couple of states, a big push by the state to force localities to regionalize their schools in part because of declining populations. Also, the City of Boston is dealing with what to do with roughly 2000 fewer high school students it has since, I think, 5 years ago.

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