Are you concerned about small schools disappearing? Then a community discussion on Tuesday, June 2 might be for you.
The Citizens’ Forum and the Neighborhood Schools Coalition are hosting a discussion on “Neighborhood schools: how valuable are they to our community?”
Participants will discuss what public schools mean to neighborhoods, what school model is best for children, what is the school board’s obligation to and relationship with the community, and what are the economic realities of small schools.
The forum will be from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Fountain Community Church, 2100 Broadway. For more information, email citizensforum1@gmail.com or neighborhoodschoolscoalition@gmail.com.
Well, as I remember, troubled kids do better in smaller schools. Class size has nothing to do with it, just the school size. More of these smaller neighborhood schools (like Lowell and Sunnyland) are what’s best for kids from tough backgrounds.
Also, currently many students who live 3 blocks from Roosevelt in Bham are bussed 4 miles away to Northern Heights. It is thus important to place schools in densely populated neighborhoods, not sprawling single-fams.
Just a note to say the headline is incorrect in Sunday’s print version of this Citizens’ Forum meeting announcement. The meeting will indeed be on Tuesday, June 2nd from 6:30 to 8:30 pm, NOT on Wednesday.