Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Philadelphia school uses art for fulfillment, profit | Philadelphia Inquirer | 06/21/2010

Philadelphia school uses art for fulfillment, profit | Philadelphia Inquirer | 06/21/2010


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Kathleen Nguyen, 14, examines the colors in her painting of koi. "I paint when I´m bored, or mad, or happy.It helps me express my feelings," she said. "I hope it makes the person who buys it happy, too."
Twelve years ago, when Rochelle Cohen began teaching art at Woodrow Wilson Middle School in Northeast Philadelphia, she said, the hallways were "drabby."

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