Philadelphia City Council urges school board to change plan to shutter schoolsCity Council members pressed the Philadelphia Board of Education on Tuesday to revisit its Facilities Master Plan. City Council members pressed the Philadelphia Board of Education on Tuesday to revisit its Facilities Master Plan. City Council members pressed the Philadelphia Board of Education on Tuesday to revisit its Facilities Master Plan. City Council members pressed the Philadelphia Board of Education on Tuesday to revisit its Facilities Master Plan. PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- City Council members pressed the Philadelphia Board of Education on Tuesday to revisit its Facilities Master Plan, which includes closing 17 schools.