The school district has put together
a fairly convincing case for many of the closures: that $ 1 billion shortfall in the budget is still there, many buildings are only half full and the district could save close to $ 100 million annually.
The positions Trump has mentioned — pumping $ 20 billion in federal dollars and
convincing states to divert another $ 110 billion into school choice; repealing Common Core; reducing or eliminating the Department of Education — remain
fairly ambiguous goals that, in some
cases, raise more questions than they answer.