In Philly, an academic approach to school repairs

Allen M. Stearne School was one of eight Philly schools to receive a face lift this summer, but not because they were in dire need of repairs. Or at least not on the surface. Stearne and the seven other schools all posted low reading scores, and the fixes are designed specifically to address that problem.
WHYY Newsworks, Aug. 25, 2017
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