Challenges continue to arise for Lakewood City Schools as it considers plans to consolidate its elementary schools, including a new political action committee formed to back school board candidates opposed to consolidation.

Meanwhile, Superintendent Maggie Niedzwiecki has said a decision is still coming sometime in the 2025-2026 school year. The district is now only considering repurposing one of the district’s seven elementary schools, instead of two.

School districts across the country, including in neighboring Cleveland, are considering consolidation after years of enrollment declines as a way to cut expenses and focus more resources on schools that remain. Lakewood has been mulling what to do with its seven elementary schools for more than a year.

What does the district say?

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