Overview
- The Philadelphia Board of Education, which published a resolution Monday, set a Thursday vote on a 10‑year facilities plan to close or consolidate schools and upgrade many others.
- The updated proposal reduces the closure list to 17 schools, removes James R. Ludlow Elementary from closure, and keeps the Robeson and Lankenau properties in district hands even as those schools remain slated to close.
- The plan’s cost rose to $3 billion, with the district pledging $1 billion through bonds and seeking the rest from state funding and philanthropy.
- Following Monday’s revision, lawmakers rallied Tuesday at Lankenau High and warned they could oppose district funding requests if the board pushes ahead on closures after only three days’ notice.
- The revision adds modernizations at 169 schools, adjusts grade configurations such as turning Moffet into a K‑4 that feeds into Ludlow for middle grades, and, if adopted, will trigger required hearings and legal steps before any schools can close, which affects when families would need to move or change routines.