Seattle Public Schools has thousands fewer students enrolled than 5 years ago. That means less money for the district, contributing to a funding crunch. Now SPS is taking up a contentious solution: Closing and consolidating schools.KUOW Education Reporter Sami West explains how that might work, and what we can learn from the last round of school closures in the city. We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. You have the power! Make the show happen by making a gift to KUOW: https://www.kuow.org/donate/seattlenowAnd we want to hear from you! Follow us on Instagram at SeattleNowPod, or leave us feedback online: https://www.kuow.org/feedback