After budget cuts and closures, tremendous uncertainty surrounds the return to school
As the Philadelphia School District prepared to open for the 2013-14 school year, teachers scoured for usable desks that they could stuff into classrooms with, in some cases, 40 or more students. Some even contemplated bringing in spare chairs from home. “We have a lot more students and fewer staff members,” said Barbara Keating, head of the English department at South Philadelphia High School. “C
Notes from the news, Sept. 9
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