School portables aren't a solution to student overcrowding, but a symptom of it

By Augusto Riveros, Associate Professor, Faculty of Education, Western University

Portable classrooms, also known as mobile classrooms, are stand-alone modular structures used when schools cannot accommodate growing student populations. They can provide relief in overcrowded schools while permanent accommodations are built, but there are concerns about their use.

Parents in Moncton, N.B., recently signed an open letter about how long an overcrowded school is expected to make due with apparently temporary portables, citing cold temperatures…

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