Buffalo Schools Revise Proposed Eight-School Closure Plan
Buffalo Public Schools has revised its proposal to close eight schools, including dropping PS 82 from the closure list, proposing to close PS 17 for administrative use, and changing plans for where several programs would be housed. The plan remains under review ahead of a school board vote, with students, families and educators raising concerns about the proposed mergers and calling for more consultation; the district says the restructuring could save $24 million a year.
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About Public School 17
Public School 17 is a historic school located at City Island in the Bronx, New York City. It was designed by architect C. B. J. Snyder (1860–1945) and built in 1897 in the Neo-Georgian style. A rear addition was built in 1930. It is a two-story, five-bay brick building on a high basement. It features a shallow wooden entrance porch with Doric order columns.
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