December 2005

Columbus board OKs 11 school closures »

 Hubbard Elementary might be 12th instead of Second Avenue The Columbus Dispatch 12/21/2005 By Bill Bush The Columbus Board of Education approved closing 11 of the 12 schools that a citizens’ task force recommended, but opted yesterday to reconsider whether one school – Second Avenue Elementary – should close. “What we’re doing is opening up [...]

12 schools on task force’s final list for closures »

 Columbus board to hear panel’s recommendations at special meeting today The Columbus Dispatch 12/20/2005 By Bill Bush Twelve inner-city Columbus schools should close this summer and four others a year later if their enrollment doesn’t increase, a task force recommended to the district yesterday. Gene Harris, superintendent of Columbus Public Schools, said she will take [...]