Heartbroken students told D.C. Council members yesterday that they didn't want their schools closed, and parents and community activists voiced suspicions about how and why Mayor Adrian M. Fenty (D) and Chancellor Michelle A. Rhee picked the schools to be shuttered. -
Hearing on School Closings Is Long and Emotional
Heartbroken students told D.C. Council members yesterday that they didn't want their schools closed, and parents and community activists voiced suspicions about how and why Mayor Adrian M. Fenty (D) and Chancellor Michelle A. Rhee picked the schools to be shuttered.-
By Nikita Stewart and Theola Labbé