This edition of the Equity Dispatch states that silent school bells remind us that we are a nation in transition. Ensuring that we reverse the trend, begun long before desegregation, of divesting from and closing schools in poor or African-American neighborhoods, should be our primary focus. When schools must close, providing authentic voice to and support for students, families, and communities in transition is essential. When we ask ourselves who benefitted from the emptying of particular hallways and desks, our answer should unequivocally be the students who once frequented them.