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Philadelphia Council Approves Hearings on Elected School Board After Closures Vote

The push signals a bid for more public control of the district following the board’s vote to close 17 schools.

Philadelphia School Board Delays Vote on Plan to Close 17 Schools to April 30

Philadelphia School Board Sets Thursday Vote on Scaled-Back School Closures Plan

Boston School Committee Approves $1.7 Billion Budget With 300–400 Staff Cuts

Philadelphia Scales Back School Closure Plan to 18 as Board Weighs Revised Overhaul

Philadelphia Council Presses School Leaders Over $2.8 Billion Facilities Overhaul

Boston School Committee Approves Closing 3 Schools, Reconfiguring Henderson in 6-1 Vote

Indianapolis Panel Backs New Mayor-Appointed Schools Authority, Sends Plan to Statehouse

Malibu, Santa Monica Leaders Approve Plan to Split Unified School District

NYC Education Panel Approves Three-Year Extension of School Bus Contracts

Philadelphia Schools Delay Facilities Plan and Launch Survey as Closures Loom

Stacy Davis Gates Elected Illinois Federation of Teachers President in Uncontested Vote

NYC Officials and Advocates Rally for Release of Detained Brooklyn Student

Chicago Public Schools Lays Off 161 Staff to Address $730 Million Budget Gap