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The “Systematic Murder” of Philadelphia Public Schools

By IBW21September 13, 2013No Comments

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By Rania Khalek, Philadelphia. (Photo: It’s Our City / Flickr) When Philadelphia public schoolchildren returned to their classrooms on September 9, 2013, there were fewer schools, fewer educators and fewer opportunities because of mass school closings and what amounts to financial starvation. It all started late in 2012, when the Philadelphia School District (PSD) revealed it would be shutting dozens of schools to fill in a $304 million budget gap.

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