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District responds to commissioners questions on school closings | Philadelphia Public School Notebook

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District responds to commissioners questions on school closings

Just hours before tonight’s long-awaited vote on the proposed closure of nine schools, the District has released awealth of information about each of its recommendations.
detailed spreadsheet projects that closing all nine schools would save the District just over $8 million for next school year. The two most hotly contested closures, E.M. Stanton Elementary in South Philadelphia and Sheppard Elementary in West Kensington, would save the District a projected $850,000 and $1.2 million, respectively.
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18-page questions and answers memorandum.
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