City Council reviews different educational models

This article was originally published in The Notebook. In August 2020, The Notebook became Chalkbeat Philadelphia.

by Tom MacDonald for NewsWorks

With Philadelphia’s public schools bracing for a bare-bones budget in the fall, a City Council hearing looked at other countries as places to emulate.

Republican Councilman-at-large David Oh called for the hearing, saying that fixing Philadelphia schools will take more than restoring budget cuts.

"Just throwing money at a problem isn’t helpful, and I think it’s irresponsible not to try to fix the problem. While there are some good schools and students that benefit from those schools, overall our students are not doing well and do not have the type of educational experiences or resources that they should have."

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