Ghastly Impact of Closing Schools on Students and Communities
A recent Capitol Hill forum on the impact of school closure held the Rayburn Congressional building demonstrated the ghastly impact of closing schools on students and communities.
The Stanford Center for Opportunity Policy in Education, and the Journey for Justice Alliance, sponsored a breakfast forum on the impact of community school closures in low-income neighborhoods.
The purpose of the forum was to engage Congressional staff and key stakeholders in a discussion on the effects of these school closures on students, parents, and the community at-large. The event featured the perspectives of national advocates, community members, and students.
- Jon David Snyder, Executive Director, SCOPE
- Judith Browne-Dianis, Co-Director, Advancement Project
- Jitu Brown (moderator), National Director, Journey for Justice Alliance
- Anna Jones, Parent Leader & #FightForDyett Hunger Striker, Kenwood Oakland Community Organization
- Tanaisa Brown, Newark Student Union
- Julian Vasquez Heilig, Professor, California State University, Sacramento
- Linda Darling-Hammond (moderator), Faculty Director, SCOPE
- Julia Daniel, Doctoral Student Researcher, University of Colorado, Boulder
- Judith Browne-Dianis, Co-Director, Advancement Project
- Keron Blair, Director, The Alliance to Reclaim Our Schools
We explored how Congress and federal agencies can promote alternatives to school closings that will improve student learning and support students, educators, and families in communities across the country.
My remarks focused on reviewing school closure evidence. You can watch the presentation on YouTube here:Ghastly Impact of Closing Schools on Students and Communities | Cloaking Inequity: