Ackerman: More schools may need to close

From the Examiner today, "More schools would likely be closed at the end of this school year, according to Superintendent Arlene Ackerman, since another 800 students did not return to the district this year."

"Since the district receives government funding based on the number of students it serves, the district’s financial situation becomes more dire when it loses students."

"If the board uses the same criteria, it is likely that schools that escaped closure last year will once again be on the chopping block, including Cobb, Malcolm X and Starr King elementary schools, Treasure Island K-8, and Enola Maxwell Middle School, according to the district’s Chief of Policy and Planning Myong Leigh."