A school closure cliff is coming. Black and Hispanic student

When schools have more students of color, they’re more likely to close — and some shutter even when they’re high performing. In Louisiana’s largest school district, Jefferson Parish, advocates say the move exacerbates a racist history, too.

Related Keywords

New Orleans , Louisiana , United States , Department Of Education , District Of Columbia , Malaysia , Stanford , Illinois , Chicago , Washington , Jefferson Parish , Mississippi River , Grace King High School , University Of Chicago , Washington Elementary School , Ralph Brandt , Grace King , Derrick Shepherd , Marguerite Roza , Douglasn Harris , Cheryl Earl , Canyonsunday Ursin , Thomass Dee , Lillie Magee , Mollyf Gordon , Angie Robertson , Cevanne Ursin , Southern Poverty Law Center , Stanford Center , Stanford Graduate School Of Education , Research On Education Outcomes , University Of Chicago Consortium On School Research , University Of Chicago National Opinion Research Center , Tulane University , Washington Elementary School In Kenner , Edunomics Lab At Georgetown University , Education Department , National Center , Research On Education Access , Washington Elementary , Malaysia Robertson , Washington Post , Christiana Botic , Hurricane Katrina , Vice President Derrick Shepherd , Elementary School , Hechinger Report , Debra Houston Edwards , Graduate School , Houston Edwards , Education Access , Education Outcomes , Vanne Ursin , Ce Vanne Ursin , Uchicago Consortium , National Opinion Research , Chicago Sun Times , Edunomics Lab , Georgetown University , Sunday Ursin , Head Start ,