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Philly needs more schools like Science Leadership Academy: Superintendent Hite

Education Week has a story, focused on one of the STEM schools, Science Leadership Academy, that teases out the intricacies of the issue: why Superintendent William Hite and other supporters believe schools like Science Leadership Academy should be the future of the School District and why others believe it simply isn't possible.

Students at Science Leadership Academy in 2010. Photo from Albert Yee's blog.

Despite the School District‘s dire financial straits, it placed a bet on three STEM-focused schools by pledging to invest more than $28 million in their expansions over the next five years.

Education Week has a story, focused on one of the STEM schools, Science Leadership Academy, that teases out the intricacies of the issue: why Superintendent William Hite and other supporters believe schools like Science Leadership Academy should be the future of the School District and why others believe it simply isn’t possible.

Read the whole story here.

Companies: Philadelphia School District / Science Leadership Academy
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