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LWolf

(46,179 posts)

11. "too many schools"

Reply to G26 (Reply #5)

Sun Jul 8, 2012, 10:29 AM

Jul 2012

"significantly fewer kids per school compared to other area school districts"

I would suggest that these are things to celebrate, rather than to "fix."

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Parents occupy Oakland school to protest closures [View all] Starry Messenger Jun 2012 OP

This is what it's going to take. Reader Rabbit Jun 2012 #1

Nice enough for offices, but not for those pesky kids? mbperrin Jun 2012 #2

While Military Industrial Complex gets an increase Individualism Jun 2012 #3

Interesting. RandySF Jun 2012 #4

I live in Oakland and picked up some literature from the protesters on Saturday. G26 Jun 2012 #5

I used to live on Lake Merritt Starry Messenger Jun 2012 #6

You're right that this is an apartment-rich area. G26 Jun 2012 #7

I think that is part of the objection to closing the schools. Starry Messenger Jun 2012 #8

I don't live in Lake Merritt HankyDub Jul 2012 #9

and the real estate value is a real factor in some of what's going on in urban districts. HiPointDem Jul 2012 #10

"too many schools" LWolf Jul 2012 #11