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Despite challenges and looming layoffs, school's back
2014-09-09 01:40:14| Electronics - Topix.net
After a summer of financial and political turmoil for Philadelphia schools, 130,000 children returned to the classroom Monday to begin a school year that opened amid looming layoffs and the threat of severe budget cuts. "This school year, like last school year, will be a challenge," Mayor Nutter told students at Learning in New Contexts, a new high school in North Philadelphia.
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