This policy brief reviews the research on school closings, profiles successful national and international models of school turnaround, and outlines CEJ’s proposal for a School Transformation Zone to improve low-performing schools and prevent school closings.
Publications
Educational Impact Statement for the NYC Department of Education
CEJ releases a mock Educational Impact Statement analyzing DOE performance and arguing for a moratorium on school closings and the creation of a School Transformation Zone to support low-performing schools and prevent school closings.
Reality Check: The Impact of Co-location on a Sample of Schools
CEJ releases brief demonstrating the flaws and omissions in the DOE’s Educational Impact Statements on school co-locations, and calling for a moratorium on co-locations until an independent analysis can be made.