The Pittsburgh Public Schools board voted against a plan to close buildings and reconfigure others.

The board voted 6-3 on Tuesday against the district's Future-Ready Facilities Plan , which had been years in the making and would have reorganized the district.

Now, questions are swirling about what is next for Pittsburgh Public Schools, after school board president Gene Walker said, "We're in a worse place today than when we started."

Next steps for Pittsburgh Public Schools

With new members of the board set to be sworn in next week, Walker said he hopes the board won't have to start from scratch. Walker is hopeful that the board is not as far apart as it seemed on Tuesday.

"I think we are really close. I think we are almost there with the work we have done so far," Walker said

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