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Kansas City MO closes 29 of 61 schools to avoid Bankruptcy

Submitted by meekandmild on Thu, 03/11/2010 - 10:37
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Kansas City School Superintendent John Covington says the decision to close almost half the district's schools was difficult and painful but "unquestionably the right thing to do."

The Kansas City school board voted 5-4 Wednesday night to close 29 of the district's 61 schools in an effort to stave off bankruptcy. The schools will close at the end of the school year.

During a news conference Thursday, Covington thanked the board for its vote. He said the district was spreading itself too thin by educating less than 18,000 students in 61 schools.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_closing_schools

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Wow!

Submitted by troyusaguy on Thu, 03/11/2010 - 11:14.

Wow!

What a nightmare...

Submitted by Americana on Thu, 03/11/2010 - 11:11.

More reason to home school. If I'm still working by the time my child reaches school age, I'm just going to pay a relative to home school, instead of sending to public school. These schools are gonna be zoos!

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