COLUMBUS, Ohio-Rhodesia McMillian, an assistant professor of education policy at Ohio State University, critiques the decision by Columbus City Schools leadership to focus on school closures instead of innovative educational initiatives in honor of the 70th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education.
McMillian highlights the lack of trust resulting from such decisions, emphasizing that closing schools primarily affects urban areas with populations of color. She discusses the undisclosed pretexts and lack of transparency in school closure decisions, which often disproportionately impact vulnerable students and their communities. McMillian suggests that investing in reducing truancy rates would be a more productive approach to addressing systemic challenges in Columbus City Schools.
