Pittsburgh Public to provide updated feasibility study for possible school closures next month

Why school closures are a hard but necessary step

By Freddy Klayel-AvalosAs a former El Paso Independent School District trustee, I understand the emotional impact school closures have on communities. But we have to be honest: advocating to keep half-empty schools open without addressing financial reality is irresponsible—and unsustainable.Freddy Klayel AvalosI once fought to keep campuses open in my own district. I now realize that doing so without real enrollment growth or funding only hurts …

Pittsburgh Public to provide updated feasibility study for possible school closures next month

Pittsburgh Public School officials next month will publicly provide an updated feasibility study as the district continues to contemplate school closures...