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I wonder if they'll ticket the school buses that speed through the school zones.

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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.

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Penn appears to have experienced a cybersecurity breach on Friday after a series of mass emails were sent to students, faculty, alumni, and parents from accounts linked to the Graduate School of Education.

The email:

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Climate change and ancient infrastructure make Philadelphia vulnerable to potentially catastrophic flooding, but federal, state, and local efforts are meeting the moment.

I figure they just haven't gotten around to yanking federal support for this kind of adaptation measure

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