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City Councilmember Isaiah Thomas (center, black t-shirt) puts his arm around Jonathan Hoffmeier, a teacher at Lankenau High School, one of the 17 schools the Philadelphia school board has said it will close. Thomas and other Council members are attempting to get the board to negotiate on school closings; the board has declined.

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City Council is pushing the Philly school board to come back to the negotiating table on school closings

July 29, 2026

Listen to article • 0:00 min City Council on Tuesday renewed its call for officials to amend their plan…