“Master Plan” outlines devastation of public education in Philadelphia

Under the banner of “modernization,” the district intends to shutter neighborhood schools, redraw catchment boundaries and compel students to travel farther from their communities. Experience has shown that such closures disproportionately impact working-class neighborhoods. The loss of a local public school destabilizes entire communities, eliminating not only classrooms but vital social hubs that provide meals, counseling and after-school programs.