Ditching school

On Friday, December 13 at 7:30pm EST:

What if the only school in your town shut down? That’s the reality in Alaska where schools with 9 or fewer students face closure. The state argues it’s simply too expensive to keep them running. As rural schools across the country face similar challenges they could also be on the chopping block. Is this the end of rural education and what’s the impact on the community left behind? Join us at 7:30pmET. 

On this episode of The Stream, we'll speak to:

Patrick Carr
Author, Hollowing Out the Middle: The Rural Brain Drain and What It Means for America
hollowingoutthemiddle.com

Anne Connelly
Former teacher at a recently closed school

Darrius Mannino
Parent

Ethan Petticrew
Indigenous Alaskan education leader

What do you think? Leave your thoughts in the comments below.