The ongoing winter storms across the Midwest and Eastern United States have triggered widespread school closures this week.

Amidst the throes of plummeting enrollment that come at a multi-million dollar financial loss, the Broward County school board analyzed a dozen proposals for multiple schools — with the superintendent set to make his recommendations regarding their future later this week.

West Virginia’s state Board of Education approved consolidations and closures of more than a dozen schools, acknowledging the pain communities are going through but concluding that decreased student population has made the changes necessary. Closures were approved across six counties: Barbour, Logan, Randolph, Roane, Upshur and Wetzel.

Frustrated families are being left in the dark about how Boston's leaders are deciding which schools need to close, councilors said. The post City Council calls for more transparency from Wu administration on school closures appeared first on Boston.