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Stephen Smalley's avatar

A moving and informative commentary that conveys a genuine concern for the people this decision affects. Thanks for your diverse perspective on the many issues involved.

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Russell Arben Fox's avatar

A brilliant, thoughtful, wise set of reflections Jason, both political and sociological and economic and cultural. And appropriately so--with the privatization, outsourcing, and secularization of so much that used to bind communities together through worship, entertainment, and work, the public school system is perhaps the final institution we have that genuinely engages us fully, as citizens and parents and consumers and workers. School closures are terribly hard, and you expressed the mixture of regrets and hopes in the hearts of everyone who has ever been involved in one very well.

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