Tennessee schools dispute pits 'haves' against 'have-nots'

[preciousjeni]

At the risk of sounding stupid, what are the cons of this merger? How would it affect the more affluent students and families? I'm of the (perhaps naive) opinion that high quality education should be standard and that all students should be challenged to excel.

I never attended a public school myself and I am not at all knowledgeable about the politics of this situation.