PA to close public High Schools, as the war on the middle class rages

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With municipalities and school districts all over the country going bankrupt, and money nowhere to be found (except wall street), American parents will soon be asked to pay for their children’s high school education (as we do now for college), or let them languish at home or in the streets, while they’re busy working two jobs (or looking for work) to make ends meet.

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With municipalities and school districts all over the country going bankrupt, and money nowhere to be found (except wall street),  American parents will soon be asked to pay for their children’s high school education (as we do now for college), or let them languish at home or in the streets, while they’re busy working two jobs (or looking for work) to make ends meet.

The public school district in the city of Erie, Pennsylvania is considering massive cuts that would create potentially costly and disruptive barriers to any of its students interested in obtaining an education past the eighth grade.

The district is currently facing a deficit of more than $10.3 million. Over $6 million in cuts have already been decided upon, leaving $4.3 million more to be cut. As a result, Superintendent Dr. Jay Badams has proposed to close all four of the city’s public high schools. Erie residents wishing to obtain an education past eighth…

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