What Sarah Mervosh has said about School closures
2 quotes · 1 episode · Nov 11, 2026
Sarah Mervosh, Education reporter at The New York Times, has been quoted on School closures 2 times in 1 episode of The Daily, most recently on November 11, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Mervosh describes school closures as among the most unpopular moves in education and argues they raise questions of which children are prioritized.
“I think closing schools is one of the most unpopular things you can do in education”
The Daily: Public Schools Have a New Crisis: Not Enough Students (Nov 11, 2026) · Listen from 6:32
Mervosh notes other districts face similar choices, citing Philadelphia and Austin votes to close schools.
“Philadelphia voted to close schools. Austin voted to close schools. L.A., Portland, they're having these discussions”
The Daily: Public Schools Have a New Crisis: Not Enough Students (Nov 11, 2026) · Listen from 44:52
Episodes
Public Schools Have a New Crisis: Not Enough StudentsThe Daily · Nov 11, 2026 · 48 min
Natalie Kitroeff and education reporter Sarah Mervosh examine shrinking U.S. public school enrollment and Pittsburgh's controversial plan to close schools and end most magnet programs.
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Sarah Mervosh on other topics
- Declining enrollment in U.S. public schools · 2 quotes
- Educational equity · 1 quote
- Pittsburgh Public Schools · 1 quote
- Declining fertility rate in the United States · 1 quote