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Philadelphia’s ‘year-round school’ pilot increases access to programs schools already offered
Sign up for Chalkbeat Philadelphia’s free newsletter to keep up with the city’s public school system.Two months in, Philadelphia’s year-round school program is blossoming, officials say. But so far, the effort seems focused on giving more families access to programs that already existed, rather than revising the academic calendar.Mayor Cherelle Parker continues to tout the program as a new vision for the city’s schools and the realization of her campaign promise. But she’s shifted her characterization of it from “year-round” school to “extended-day, extended-year” school. Across the 20 district schools and five charter schools piloting the free extended-day, extended-year program,...
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