Philly coming to grips with mass school closings

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- Schools in Foster and Glocester are closed while many other schools across the state are opening an hour late as a large storm packing up to a foot of snow begins moving out of New England. The National Weather Service saysFirst and foremost among the report's new recommendations is that closing an underutilized school should be considered only if its students can transfer safely to a better-performing school. That important recommendation isThere are many reasons for families to be worried about school closings. But the real challenge facing Philadelphia is the number of neighborhood schools that families find unsuitable. Parents know what's missing in suchBIRMINGHAM, Alabama - A new school closings proposal for Birmingham city schools spares Putnam Middle School and keeps Carver and Woodlawn high schools serving only grades nine through 12.

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