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NYC School Closings - The Bronx Borough President, Ruben Diaz, Jr., today responded to the latest list of New York City school closings by saying, "It frustrates me that school closure continues to be the preferred option of reform used by the Department of Education." The list released earlier today includes 11 public schools and one charter school. Of the 11 public schools, four of them are in the Bronx. According to the Borough President, some of these failing schools are near others that are performing well. "I am baffled as to why the DOE does not encourage these schools to work with one another. I will continue to hold the DOE accountable to support our schools and not give up on our children,” Diaz Jr. said in a statement. According to CityLimits News, the schools come from a list of 55 troubled schools that the city Department of Education identified earlier this fall. Schools from the list not immediately closed will be targeted for major strategic turnar...