"The San Jose Unified School District (SJUSD) is taking steps to close up to nine elementary schools as early as August. Thousands of parents have asked to stop the school closures, but Superintendent Nancy Albarrán has not shown willingness to take this input. This demonstrates the need for new district leadership. Unlike many districts facing funding cuts due to lower enrollment that subsequently leads to schools closures, SJUSD is funded by local property taxes and is not financially obligated to close any schools."
"If it's difficult to understand why SJUSD would be so unresponsive to the community's outcry, it's crucial to know that Superintendent Albarrán and Chief Business Officer Seth Reddy are graduates of the Broad Academy and Broad Residency, respectively. These are billionaire-founded programs that seek to "fix" public education with corporate tactics that prioritize the bottom line, take power away from unions and families and most often result in charter schools expanding."
San Jose Unified School District plans to close up to nine elementary schools as early as August. Thousands of parents have asked to stop the closures while Superintendent Nancy Albarrán has not accepted that input. SJUSD is funded by local property taxes and is not financially obligated to close schools because of enrollment declines. Superintendent Albarrán and Chief Business Officer Seth Reddy are graduates of Broad Academy and Broad Residency programs. Voters approved Measure R in November 2024, providing $1.15 billion in bonds for repairs, while the district plans to consolidate smaller schools into "ideal" three- to four-class grade configurations. Parents and students report their small schools are high quality and warn closures would cause significant harm.
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