Baltimore school system plots closures, $2.4B overhaul of buildings

Baltimore public schools chief Andrés Alonso unveiled on Tuesday a sweeping $2.4 billion plan to close 17 schools and vacate 26 school buildings over the next decade.

The “10-year plan” also calls for renovating or replacing 136 buildings and relocating 12 schools to different properties.

In the Jacobs Report, the city school system said “the poor condition of its buildings has held the district back for decades” and “the accumulation of wear and insufficient resources has caused the…