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Philadelphia and the attempted coup of their school district | Seattle Education

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Philadelphia and the attempted coup of their school district

By now you hopefully know what is happening in Philadelphia.
There is a plan underfoot to privatize as many schools as possible in the district.
Here is an excerpt from an article that I posted previously, For Philly public schools, barbarian is Gates :
Into the Philadelphia School District’s state of fiscal desperation rides Bill Gates. Who can say “no” to free money when you are so deep in the hole? But the money is not free, and the price is the democratic procedure in the city and the state under which the community and its elected leaders make informed decisions about its schools.
Helen Gym

Then in a Weekly Update, this article written by Parents Across America (PAA) Founding Member Helen Gym