Another San Jose district plans to close schools

Another San Jose school district is set to close several campuses due to an extensive budget deficit. A consolidation advisory committee in the Franklin-McKinley School District is recommending closing three of the district’s 16 schools because of declining student enrollment, the depletion of one-time COVID funding and an almost $23 million budget shortfall. The schools recommended for closure at the end of the 2024-25 school year include Los Arboles Literacy & Technology Academy, Ramblewood Elementary and McKinley Elementary. The struggling school district has a population of about 6,000 students. The committee considered but didn’t reach consensus on closing Captain Jason…