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Philadelphia Officials Vote to Close 23 Schools Amid Protests

The vote capped a long series of protests, rallies, and public outcries against what appears to be one of the largest mass school closings in the nation's history.

The vote capped a long series of protests, rallies, and public outcries against what appears to be one of the largest mass school closings in the nation's history.

Caroline Cournoyer is GOVERNING's senior web editor.