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Gym: Where is the vision for public education? | Philadelphia Public School Notebook

Gym: Where is the vision for public education? | Philadelphia Public School Notebook:


Gym: Where is the vision for public education?

Thursday's School Reform Commission vote on the recommended closure of nearly 30 schools will undoubtedly have a major impact on the future of the city's public school system. In advance of the vote, the Notebook asked prominent Philadelphians to offer their thoughts, using new data and maps on school attendance patterns in the city as a starting point.
Read the responses from:
Mark Gleason and Mike Wang of the Philadelphia School Partnership
Sandra Dungee Glenn, former School Reform Commission chair

One of the biggest challenges our schools face has as much to do with a lack of vision around public education as it does with a lack of resources.
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