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Protesting school closures
Parents, teachers, students and community leaders packed into a downtown Manhattan auditorium in an impassioned last-ditch effort to save their schools from closing. The Panel for Education Policy was considering the fate of 13 city schools slated for closure, including 8 schools that are part of Mayor Bill de Blasio's renewal program, which aims to get failing schools back on track with increased funding and resources.