Sandra Lopez has five grandchildren who attend school in Harrisburg.
Two of them enrolled in Steele Elementary School after its $21 million renovation in 2024.
The refurbishment of Steele is one of the most visible examples of how the Harrisburg School District revitalized its finances during six years of state control that began in 2019 and came to an end last summer. During that time, an official working for the Department of Education made decisions for the district instead of its local school board…