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Most closed Boston schools just became other BPS schools

February 10, 2025

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Matthew J. Kiefer​​​​‌‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍​‍​‍​​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‍​‌​‌‌​‌‍‌‍‍‌​‌‌​‌‍‌​‍‌​‍‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​​‍‌‍‌‌‍‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‍‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌​​‌​‌‌‍‌‍​‌‍​​​‌‍‌‍‌‍‌‍​​‍‌‍‌​​‍‌​​​​​‌‌‍​​‍​​‍‌​‌​​‌‍​​‍​​‍​‍‌‌‍​‌‌‍​‌​​‌‍‌‍​‍‌​​‍‌‍‌​​‍​​​‌​‌‍​​​‌‍​​‌​​‍​‌​​​‌‍‌‍​‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌​‌‌​​‌‍‌‌‌​‍‌​‌‍‌‍‍​‍‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‌‍​‌‍​‌‍‍‌‍​‌‌‍‌‌‍‌‌​‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‍‌‍​​‌‌‍‍​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​​‌​‍‌‌​​‍‌​‌‍​‍‌‌​​‍‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‍​‌​‌‌​‌‍‌‍‍‌​‌‌​‌‍‌​‍‌​‍‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌​​‌​‌‌‍‌‍​‌‍​​​‌‍‌‍‌‍‌‍​​‍‌‍‌​​‍‌​​​​​‌‌‍​​‍​​‍‌​‌​​‌‍​​‍​​‍​‍‌‌‍​‌‌‍​‌​​‌‍‌‍​‍‌​​‍‌‍‌​​‍​​​‌​‌‍​​​‌‍​​‌​​‍​‌​​​‌‍‌‍​‍‌‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌​‌‌​​‌‍‌‌‌​‍‌​‌‍‌‍‍​‍‌‍‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‌‍​‌‍​‌‍‍‌‍​‌‌‍‌‌‍‌‌​‍‌‍‌​​‌‍‌‌‌​‍‌​‌​​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌‍‌‍‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‍​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​​‍​‍‌‌

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