After months of speculation, Gov. Mark Schweiker released his plan for remedying Philadelphia's
ailing public schools yesterday to a mixed response among city officials.
The governor's plan would divide Philadelphia's schools into three categories: low-performers
that will be turned over to community partnerships linked with private providers; under- and
mid-performers that will be supervised privately and managed by a restructured central office;
and high-performers that will be left virtually untouched.
However, even the high-performers will be placed under supervision.
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