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Mattison Parents Testify in DC on School Closings
Mattison Avenue Elementary parents, and Ambler residents, testified during a national hearing in Washington, DC. on the rising school closings in low-income areas.
Two Mattison Avenue Elementary School parents testified before the Education Secretary Arne Duncan in Washington D.C. on the "rising number of school closings across the country in low-income areas that contain a higher population of minority groups," according to a report in the Ambler Gazette.
Elizabeth Wahl-Kunzier and Amy Joyce were among 500 parents, students and community members that represented 18 municipalities across the US. "Wahl-Kunzier and Joyce said they were hopeful to find a solution considering the information they received at the hearing."
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