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Supporters rally to save Philadelphia high school

Underused William Penn High is slated to close in 2010
March 6, 2009

Despite their school's crumbling building, academic woes, and dwindling enrollment, a coalition of supporters sayWilliam Penn High in Philadelphia must be kept open. Philadelphia's School Reform Commission last month announced plans to shutter the campus, which was built in 1971 for 3,000 students but now houses fewer than 600. If the proposal goes forward, William Penn will close in 2010. Read The Philadelphia Inquirer article.

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