LACROSSE, Wis. –Voters approved $53 million to consolidate LaCrosse schools. The vote: 61% to 39%. The plans is to merge Emerson and Spence elementary schools with a new building on the Hogan Administrative Center site and also to merge Hintgen Elementary and State Road Elementary with a building addition. The move was driven by a 29% drop in enrollment since the 1990s, which has dwindle state financial support.
