Have all the Costs of Closing a School Been Considered?

Michael Lyttoni iLytton Consulting

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

关键词: shuttering;    educational performance;    utilisation rates;    operating costs;    school closures;   

DOI  :  https://doi.org/10.1787/5kg5c8bwqs31-en

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: OECD iLibrary

【 摘 要 】

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.