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The Fiscal Consequences of School Closures in California: Evidence from a Statewide Synthetic Difference-in-Differences Design
Francis Pearman studied every California district from 2011 to 2019 and found closures did not improve deficits or the odds of a balanced budget. Districts lost about 287 students per closure on average without cutting staff, so most costs stayed.
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- Date
- May 2026
- Type
- research
- Government
- National
- Topic
- Closures elsewhere
- Published by
- Getting Down to Facts (Stanford, PACE)
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