Philadelphia superintendent identifies schools he intends to close by Kristen A. Graham, Inquirer Staff Writer
The main idea of this article is that Superintendent William R. Hite Jr. says that by June, he wants to shut down one out of six schools to try and improve the School District and he already taking steps to do so.
Details or evidence I have from the article is that Hite is being sure to give adamant reasons to closing down a list of selected schools. One of the reasons Hite is giving for closing down schools is the biggest reason of all and that reason is to save money for the School District. Another reason however is so he can open/reopen programs that weren't good enough standing on its on inside other schools that can. One last detail from the article is because some schools are using to little space in a school building for example Shaw only has about 174 students but can hold over 1,000.
In my opinion I don't know rather to debate against this or debate with this topic because I honestly think it isn't the best idea but I do know the School District of Philadelphia is developing a reputation for being poor aswell and that they could seriously use the money.
This article has helped me to think more deeply about the School District of Philadelphia because I know they're running low on money but I didn't know it was that tough for Hite and his workers. It also has me thinking about how they're struggling to make these decisions because I know Hite probably wouldn't make closing down schools his first option for the sake of children and parents but as of right now I also think he doesn't have a choice. The only question I have is that is there no other way for the District to get money?
Good question. What else would you like to see the government cut? 100
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