Anthony West wrote:
But they aren't, Glenn. You cite one compulsory "anti" quote from one
grumpy teacher. So what?
The local people aren't "opposing the design." The local people are
opposing an existing high school that is so unsatisfactory that on any
given day, for every two students who is attending classes, one student
is cutting classes.
the dp article al posted went like this:
Planned partnership under fire
Initial proposal for Penn, Drexel to partner with a renovated U. City High
criticized at public forum
By: Katie Karas, 3/27/08
Penn officials have wanted to collaborate with University City High School
for some time now, but many community members who attended a public forum last
night say Penn's help is not welcome.
At the forum, held to share plans with the community about renovations,
Philadelphia School District leaders officially said they have been in discussion
with Penn and Drexel for the past two years about the possibility of a
partnership with University City High once it is renovated.
The talks with Penn and Drexel so far have involved the creation of a hybrid
school, part neighborhood and part magnet. In the hypothetical school, 70
percent of students would be taken from the neighborhood and 30 percent from
the rest of the city, as in a magnet school.
School district Chief Academic Officer Cassandra Jones said discussions with
Penn involved the creation of a focused curriculum dealing with
international studies, an idea that was not popular among the crowd.
"The students who go here are not interested in international business,"
social-studies teacher Lashundra Dixon said, suggesting a more vocational
curriculum, such as nursing or mechanics.
etc.
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