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Seattle Public Schools Approves Mass Closure of Elementary Schools to Address Budget Deficit

Seattle Public Schools Approves Mass Closure of Elementary Schools to Address Budget Deficit
Students leave Thurgood Marshall Elementary School after the Seattle Public Schools system was abruptly closed because of COVID-19 fears in Seattle on March 11, 2020. John Moore/Getty Images
Matt McGregor
Matt McGregor
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5/11/2024|Updated: 5/13/2024
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The Seattle Public Schools (SPS) School Board has approved a proposal for a mass closure of as many as 20 elementary schools to address a $105 million deficit.

The closures were labeled under a consolidation plan that Brent Jones, the school system’s superintendent, called in his report “a system of well-resourced elementary schools” that “will create a new foundation of stability and consistency that our students and staff need to thrive.”
Matt McGregor
Matt McGregor
Reporter
Matt McGregor is an Epoch Times reporter who covers general U.S. news and features. Send him your story ideas: [email protected]
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