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The teacher shortage isn’t the real issue with Philly schools

Parents are seeking alternatives for their kids. The charter school waiting list is over 40,000 students long.

Moïra Koty-Couthon (center), 13, an eighth grader at the Mathematics, Civics and Sciences Charter School of Philadelphia, and parents Daniel Nansi and Romie Koty-Nansi were photographed near their home in Philadelphia on Sept. 21, 2022.
Moïra Koty-Couthon (center), 13, an eighth grader at the Mathematics, Civics and Sciences Charter School of Philadelphia, and parents Daniel Nansi and Romie Koty-Nansi were photographed near their home in Philadelphia on Sept. 21, 2022.Read moreElizabeth Robertson / Staff Photographer