Source: Lori Higgins, Detroit Free Press, August 9, 2012

Residents of the Willow Run and Ypsilanti school districts in Washtenaw County will have the final say on whether the two struggling school districts should consolidate. … Though many districts are sharing services with other districts, a complete consolidation is less common. Since 2000, there have been only two consolidations, including one last year that merged the Britton-Macon and Deerfield school districts in Lenawee County. …