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A well-meaning but vague law could make it very difficult to shutter schools. State officials need to make sure districts follow best practices in such decisions.
Falling enrollment combined with a slowing economy will force school districts to make difficult financial decisions. State and regional leaders must lean in to ensure that if school closures are on the table, districts mitigate their adverse impact.
In this interview we hear from Francis A. Pearman, the lead author of a new study from Stanford University's Center for Education Policy Analysis that found that school closures lead to increased gentrification, and that gentrification increases the most in predominantly Black neighborhoods.