Community Activists Resisting School Closings: Comparing Notes From Indianapolis, St. Louis, and New Orleans

• In Event: Amplifying Community Activists' and Scholars' Voices and Resistance on Black K–12 School Closings

Abstract

This Vice-Presidential Invited Session represents Part II of a collective effort to bring together leading scholars on predominantly Black K-12 public schools, activists, and scholar-activists to address how school closings threaten neighborhood stability, student achievement, and ultimately, Black lives.

Authors

• Dountonia S Batts

• Miguel Alexander