New Rochelle’s school board says it wants community input on Vision 2030, but how many residents outside the school district’s usual circles even know there’s a survey? After narrowing its proposals before meaningful public engagement, the Board is asking residents to weigh in on sweeping changes that could affect school transportation, traffic, neighborhoods and taxpayers across the city. In Words in Edgewise, Robert Cox examines why self-referential engagement is not true community engagement — and why every New Rochelle resident should have a say.
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