Keona Tucker teachers third graders at Lamar-Milledge Elementary School in Augusta. Milledge merged with another school this year. (Photo by Mary Ellen Cheatham)
That left empty seats in some schools and overcrowded classrooms in other.
Since the school board must pay for power bills, personnel and other operational costs, its members decided to streamline those schools to save money.
They're shifting students to other schools, closing some schools and using others for different purposes.
