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Many Philly schools are crumbling. Help needs to come from Washington, leaders say.

Leaders touted a federal tax credit Friday to be included in the $3.5 trillion federal infrastructure bill now being debated in Washington. Schools could use it to fund repairs to historic buildings.

Kiana Thompson, principal of Academy at Palumbo, addresses the need for building repairs citywide in Philadelphia. She is flanked by (from left) U.S. Rep Dwight Evans (D, Phila.) and Superintendent William R. Hite Jr., who held a news conference touting legislation Evans is pushing in Washington, which would allow districts to take advantage of federal funding to repair old buildings.
Kiana Thompson, principal of Academy at Palumbo, addresses the need for building repairs citywide in Philadelphia. She is flanked by (from left) U.S. Rep Dwight Evans (D, Phila.) and Superintendent William R. Hite Jr., who held a news conference touting legislation Evans is pushing in Washington, which would allow districts to take advantage of federal funding to repair old buildings.Read moreKristen A. Graham