Editorial: Want to know the wrong way to close schools? Just look to Oakland
If California school district officials need a lesson on how not to deal with declining enrollments, they can look to Oakland. Amid ongoing community protests, the Oakland Unified School District board voted Tuesday to close seven schools and merge two more over the next two years to reduce the operating deficit. There’s no doubt the district had to do something serious about its finances. It ...
by The Times Editorial Board, Los Angeles Times
Feb 11, 2022
2 minutes
If California school district officials need a lesson on how not to deal with declining enrollments, they can look to Oakland.
Amid ongoing community protests, the Oakland Unified School District board voted Tuesday to close seven schools and merge two more over the next two years to reduce the operating deficit. There’s no doubt the district had to do something serious about its finances. It has been through
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