Education: A Look Inside the District’s Struggling Schools

December 15, 2015 Lora C Strum Arts and Entertainment, Economy, Education, Featured Stories, Social Issues 0

street kids — Early childhood education are among the programs cut by budget constraints.

Teachers continue to try to keep schools a catalyst for change.

Empty desks are a rare commodity in the district’s overcrowded schools.

More students are moving within walking distance of their schools.

At the heart of the financial crisis are officials in the school district headquarters on North Broad Street.

Facing a heavy financial burden, some in the district look at charter schools as the future.

On the first day of classes, schools welcomed fewer buses and more students.

ACT/SAT and college prep courses remain on the budget chopping block.

Teachers are doing the best they can with limited resources.

CAPA High School in South Philadelphia educates the district’s rising artists.

—Text and image by Lora Strum and Ashley Hart

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