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PA — West Philly fights to save schools, not sell them off

Students, parents and community leaders rallied at Paul Robeson High to say loud and clear: expand resources, don’t close schools for profit-driven development. This is about preserving education, not clearing the way for condos.

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Students and advocates call for expansion, not elimination, of 5 West Philly schools

A West Philadelphia rally called for the consolidation of five schools set to be closed under the school district's plan.

WHYY
Mar 24 at 12:50amconnection
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Why it matters:

Closing five West Philly schools would create education deserts while handing prime real estate to developers. That’s gentrification disguised as “efficiency.” Protecting neighborhood schools defends opportunity and community memory.

#SaveOurSchools #PA #EducationJustice

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Key figures:
Samantha Bromfield, President, Paul Robeson Home and School Association — called Robeson a model school and warned closures are driven by property value pressures.
Cecelia Thompson, former member, Philadelphia Board of Education — warned against creating an academic desert for residential development.