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Phila. schools criticized for asbestos closures in light of Penn's ongoing financial commitment

This issue arises after Penn pledged to give the school district $10 million a year over 10 years, totaling an $100 million grant in 2020. ....

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Alexis Bendl | Inadequate legislation may further poison Philadelphia's children

Alexis Bendl | Inadequate legislation may further poison Philadelphia's children
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How to rebuild toxic public schools in Philly

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A student walks through the halls of Cardozo High School on March 12, 2020. Cardozo had problems like asbestos and lead pipes before being renovated in 2011. (Rachel Wisniewski for WHYY)
Christopher Moses encountered dire conditions at Washington, D.C.’s Calvin Coolidge High School when he entered as a freshman in 2016.
Damaged floors, 70-year-old boilers, no central air conditioning, dangerously obsolete wiring, and a leaky, crumbling roof.
“Everything was just torn down,” Moses recalled. “We weren’t allowed to go on the fourth floor. And then the lockers, we couldn’t use them because they were messed up, destroyed. It was rats and all that, so it was really bad. Cockroaches. It was bad.” ....

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