Have all the Costs of Closing a School Been Considered?

Michael Lytton
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No 2011/8, CELE Exchange, Centre for Effective Learning Environments from OECD Publishing

Abstract: Many schools around the world are struggling in the face of reduced funding and fluctuating enrolments. Often, the solution to this unhappy equation is quite simply to shut down facilities. But when all the costs of closing a school are considered – financial, material and human – implementing this policy calls for caution.

Keywords: educational performance; operating costs; school closures; shuttering; utilisation rates (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011-09-01
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