Baltimore thinks 'small' in revamp of high schools

From: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI) | Date: March 23, 2003| Author: | Copyright information

Baltimore thinks 'small' in revamp of high schools

Old building becoming high-tech, but kids still have same problems

By SARAH CARR scarr@journalsentinel.com, Journal Sentinel

Sunday, March 23, 2003

Baltimore -- Each day, more sunlight finds its way inside the concrete walls of Baltimore's Southern High School.

Bit by bit, a renovation project is brightening classrooms and hallways in the building.

A new school with a high-tech curriculum is being formed as the old one is destroyed.

"One school is dying and another is being born within the same building," said Federico Adams, assistant ...

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