A divided Kansas City school board voted Wednesday night to move ahead with a historic plan to close 26 schools.
Hundreds of people in an overflow crowd — sometimes shouting out in dismay — watched with national media as the board ushered in Superintendent John Covington’s “Right Sizing Plan.”
While the nation may be watching to see whether Covington can carry out his sweeping plan, the superintendent and his board will tend to the task of working together in the weighty days ahead, board President Marilyn Simmons said.
“I do not think this is something for celebration,” she said after the 5-4 vote. “This is a somber moment.”
The school closings will reduce the number of district buildings by more than 40 percent and underpin Covington’s drive to cut $50 million from the shrunken district’s budget.
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