Philadelphia will close eight schools, but two others get reprieve

From The Philadelphia Inquirer: The Philadelphia School Reform Commission has voted to close eight public schools - but it has spared two high-performing schools whose communities have rallied for months to save them. Closing are Harrison, Drew, and Levering Elementary Schools; Pepper and Sheridan West Middle Schools; and FitzSimons and Rhodes High Schools and the High School for Business and Technology. E.M. Stanton and Issac A. Sheppard schools will stay open.