School Beat: The Continuing School Closure SagaLisa Schiffbyline‚ Dec. 08‚ 2005San Francisco's public school community has been focused this week on the disturbing task of closing more schools. There is no way to make this easy. We are simply in a miserable position. Palatable or not, there are two realities that must be faced-declining enrollment and revenue shortfalls. Enrollment and finances can be looked at in the context of a moment in time, as we are doing now, but they can also be assessed as part of a continuum-where have been and where are we going? |