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Declining Enrollment, School Closures, and Equity Considerations
Brief by Carrie Hahnel and Francis Pearman finding California schools with more Black students are closed at higher rates even after accounting for enrollment, achievement and poverty. Offers recommendations for fairer closure decisions.
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- Date
- September 2023
- Type
- research
- Government
- National
- Topic
- Closures elsewhere
- Published by
- Policy Analysis for California Education (PACE)
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