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Freezing classrooms spark heated debate in Baltimore

More than a third of Baltimore City Public Schools reported a lack of heat. Here’s why.

02/14/2018

PBS News Hour

Freezing classrooms spark heated debate in Baltimore

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More than a third of Baltimore City Public Schools reported a lack of heat. Here’s why.

Baltimore City Public Schools faced outrage from parents after images emerged of students wearing coats in a freezing classroom. More than a third of schools reported a lack of heat this winter during a cold snap, and that’s just one of the many problems plaguing the school system’s crumbling infrastructure, underscoring a larger debate about long-term funding and investment. John Yang reports.

02/14/2018

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