Parents Dismayed Over Cross-Party Agreement in School Closures Plan Education: Cuts Education: Cuts Council to Set Up Forum in Bid to End Squabbles Over Controversial Moves

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A CROSS-PARTY consensus has formed at Edinburgh City Council over the need to press ahead with controversial plans for the closure of primary schools and nurseries in the capital.

Despite the unpopularity of closures among parents and continuing political squabbles over the mishandling of the issue, Liberal Democrat, SNP and Labour councillors now agree rationalisation is necessary, and will tomorrow establish a forum to work out which schools will be axed.

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Parents Dismayed Over Cross-Party Agreement in School Closures Plan Education: Cuts Education: Cuts Council to Set Up Forum in Bid to End Squabbles Over Controversial Moves

Campaigners from save-our-schools groups across the city are dismayed, since their protests throughout September helped prevent a plan to close 22 schools and four community centres going any further. The initial proposal was shelved after the LibDem's coaliti...

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