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Education

Education: Five Ways Budget Cuts Hurt City Schools

September 9, 2015 Lora C Strum

It’s the eighth largest district in the country and one of the two poorest. Despite tying with urban Chicago school districts for the most financially disadvantaged, The School District of Philadelphia (SDP) remains one of

Education

Spring Garden: Masterman Pushes Through Budget Cuts

May 6, 2013

[vimeo 65518201] This school year the School District of Philadelphia is taking a long-term approach to savings and by doing so city schools face drastic budget cuts. “There is just a bare bones budget where you

Education

Spring Garden: Schools Find Outside Funding to Alleviate Budget Cuts

May 6, 2013

[vimeo 65515022] Spring Garden Elementary School and Julia R. Masterman Middle and High School are prime examples of schools working to combat recent budget cuts from the School District of Philadelphia. Parents, students and businesses are

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