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Closing a School? Don't Expect to Save Money, a New Study Warns
Plain-language summary of the Pearman study: savings from closing a building are largely cancelled when displaced students leave the district and take their funding with them.
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- Date
- June 11, 2026
- Type
- article
- Government
- National
- Topic
- Closures elsewhere
- Published by
- Getting Down to Facts
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