School closings

• With snow in the forecast, some municipalities are calling for parking bans. Some community events are expected to be postponed. • Applewild School in Fitchburg will be closed Thursday, and the Grade 7-8 play has been postponed to March 5.
(Worcester Telegram & Gazette)
• Two months ago, Archbishop Charles Chaput and a blue-ribbon commission delivered a death sentence to 49 Catholic schools, 20,000 students, and 1,700 teachers.
(Philadelphia Daily News)
• WAUSAU, Wis. (WTW) — A storm dumped up to 18 inches of wet snow on northern and central Wisconsin on Wednesday, causing dozens of schools to close and creating treacherous driving conditions Wednesday.
(Post-Crescent)
• The Archdiocese of Philadelphia has officially reversed course on all but one of the recommended closings of elementary schools in Bucks County.
(msnbc.com)
• School Closings: http://www.valleynewslive.com/category/199072/delaysclosings Wednesday Business Announcements: Biolife Plasma Services - Opening at 9am Breadsmith Bakery closed Curves - All Fargo locations closed Dr.
(msnbc.com)
• on to the Great Schools Compact, which promises to transform 50,000 seats in failing public schools through school closings and charter conversions. By virtue of its compact, Philadelphia has already won $100,000 from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
(Philadelphia Daily News)
• Classes are canceled in two Ozarks school districts today after severe storms tore through the area overnight. Branson and Dallas County R-I schools will not hold class today due to the damage in Branson and Buffalo, respectively.
(KYTV)
• Dozens of people packed a conference room at Chicago Public Schools headquarters today and another 100 or so filled an overflow room upstairs to plead for board members to put off a vote on closing or overhauling 17 struggling schools.
(Chicago Tribune)
• The Chicago Board of Education is slated to vote Wednesday on its plan to close, phaseout or turnaround some 17 of the citys Chicago Public Schools amidst ramped up public criticism of the proposal in recent days.
(Huffington Post)