School closures in the reform disproportionately harmed rural Puerto Ricans

Evidence

The bill’s passage was and continues to be contentious. Proponents assert the law will provide Puerto Ricans with rigorous education to help them become global citizens (LRE, 2018). Alternatively, opponents claim closing 283 schools limits the possibility of rural populations in Puerto Rico from accessing highquality schools near their municipalities. Furthermore, opponents have sought legal action in blocking the school voucher program. — James D. Kirylo (ed.), Reinventing Pedagogy of the Oppressed, 933

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: US colonial education reforms aimed to Americanize Puerto Rican students — James D. Kirylo (ed.), Reinventing Pedagogy of the Oppressed:…, 929