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– Meghan
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THIS WEEK IN EDUCATION NEWS
Chattanooga School for the Liberal Arts (CSLA), one of Hamilton County’s first magnet schools, might be getting a new home.
The K-8 school has been in the district’s “highest needs” facilities list for more than two decades, but the school remains in a 71-year-old building that suffers old windows, water leaks and even a shifting foundation.
The school board unveiled a plan to purchase the old Sears building at Northgate Mall in Hixson to renovate and re-purpose as a new K-12 school for CSLA.
But there could be some hurdles on the business side.
Keep reading for more on how CSLA parents and supporters feel about the potential plan.