tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3267597063062817567.post1057906269866230322..comments2023-12-24T00:14:00.742-06:00Comments on Cup O' Joel: Philly Schools Don't Have Libraries? Maybe It's Time To Buy iPads For The Students.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3267597063062817567.post-75202779328374904962010-11-24T09:44:20.463-06:002010-11-24T09:44:20.463-06:00i can't believe the newspapers are pretending ...i can't believe the newspapers are pretending this is a shocker: when Nutter tried to shut down the libraries in 09, the fact that most of the schools don't have libraries was very much at the forefront.<br /><br />same with the shock that the city's prisoners can't read. For pete's sake, a report came out in 2009 that pointed out that 52% of philly adults read at the fifth grade level. And duh, philly.com, the fact that a lot of people in prison come from poorly educated backgrounds is about as surprising as turkey for thanksgiving.brendancallinghttp://www.brendancalling.comnoreply@blogger.com