Rational Decisions and Heartbreak on School Closings

The Commission on School Utilization, which is overseeing the process of closing the schools, has supported shutting down as many as 80 schools. An interim report from the commission pointed out that the city had neverFirst 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 isIn some communities, the record numbers of public school closures have set off a fiery backlash among activists and educators. Philadelphia school officials voted yesterday to shutter nearly 10 percent of their schools next fall. Chicago leaders areThe Commission on School Utilization, which is overseeing the process of closing the schools, has supported shutting down as many as 80 schools. An interim report from the commission pointed out that the

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