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Apr 23, 2013

Making the case for keeping Canter Middle School open

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By HANNAH HAYES On behalf of HYDE PARK CARES Canter Middle School is a key school in this community and one among 54 proposed to be closed with very serious consequences for our children. It is clear from the testimony over the last few weeks that Canter is a school that works – for the(…)

Jan 16, 2013

A NEW YEAR’S GIFT WE MUST GIVE OURSELVES

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by Timuel D. Black Our holiday season this year was marred by the terrible event in Newtown, Connecticut. Twenty babies and six teachers mowed down by a crazed young man with an assault rifle. Twenty lives erased before they had a chance to begin. Lives which may have held the key to curing disease, to(…)

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Taking away the only middle school in the area, instead of investing it in and making it stronger, will be detrimental to the adolescents that Canter and the other neighborhood schools serve. It will do direct harm to Canter students, as well as negatively affecting the surrounding schools. From Making the case for Canter Middle School

The students at Canter, their teachers and their administrators, have formed a community and a bond that has transformed the lives of many students as they move through their school years. From Lots of reasons to keep Canter open

Sure, any development is likely to produce some increase in traffic levels and parking demand. But if that's a reason to squelch a project, nothing would ever get built. From McMobil plan will benefit Hyde Park and Kenwood