Act 46 plan recommends 18 school district mergers

On a desktop browser, hover over any area of the map below to see a close-up of the regions in question:The education secretary released a long-awaited — and for many anxiety-inducing — report Friday recommending which school districts should merge.
Acting Education Secretary Heather Bouchey recommended 18 consolidations, under a mandate written into the school district consolidation law, Act 46. In some cases, the secretary recommends that groups of districts come together, and in o