Education Blog California October Archive

Closing Schools in Oakland

By Website Introductions at 10/01/08 12:32

Another schoolyear has come once again and it's that time of the year when educational districts decide if they will rehabilitate or close down sub-performing schools in the district.

By "sub-performing", I mean schools whose enrollment rate gets lower every single year. Now the main issue here is how to determine if a school is fit for rehabilitation or total closure. Let us learn from the story of Oakland district in California.

Link: Oakland schools blog: Another year, another round of school closures - Inside Bay Area