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"I don't think all the alternatives have been fleshed out," he said. "For instance, what happens to a community when its school closes," he said during a Nov. 16 forum on the plan. "I think alternatives to the Schenley move haven't been exhausted either. That leaves the center city without a high school."
"I'd like a cost/benefit analysis of alternatives, and in cases where a school is focal point of an area," he said. "I'd also like to look at refining the feeder patterns so kids aren't walking past closed schools to get to a new school. We need that information ahead of our vote.""My primary concern is just getting back into a working mode, adjusting to my role and reading a lot of material," he said. "I'm also hoping the city can help us eliminate these neighborhood rivalries. If we're going to be moving kids around, we have to come together as Pittsburghers because kids shouldn't be in harm's way."See the full content of this document
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Sumpter Seeks Bridge-Building
While running for school board in May, Tom Sumpter said he wanted to see "the district's best instructors teaching in the poorest-performing schools and being paid more for doing so. He als...
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