Board Renews Substandard Charters, Closes High-Performing Public Schools
Board of Education June 18 action meeting. (Photo: Lisa Haver) At its April action meeting, the Board of Education voted to close 17 public schools. None of the six board members who voted for the closures offered any specific reason. None refuted any of the testimony of the students, parents or educators whose testimony explained […]
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