With student enrollment plummeting, which schools should be considered candidates for closure?
Forcing students to switch schools can be traumatic and even harmful. Yet closing an underenrolled school can also be beneficial when displaced students land in better alternatives, and when it ensures that innumerable children in future generations are well-served. But how should policymakers identify which schools should be candidates for closure? Our latest study offers some answers.
Amber M. Northern, Ph.D., Michael J. Petrilli 9.26.2024
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