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More public schools are closing. Will the midterms speed or slow the process?

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“More public schools are closing. Will the midterms speed or slow the process?”

Public school closures are accelerating across the country, and voters in several states have a chance to speed up or slow down the process on Tuesday. Closures are largely determined by school board members and affected by a district's funding situation, which itself is downstream from state legislatures and governors' mansions. With school board seats...

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