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Penn-Trafford weighs plans that would close Mc Cullough Elementary
WTAE Pittsburgh (Hearst) and Pittsburgh Tribune Review describe the same event in different terms.
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What happenedThe Penn-Trafford School District in Westmoreland County is beginning to consider reconfiguration plans that would close an elementary school.
The headline splitThe center frames it as "Penn-Trafford weighs plans that would close Mc Cullough Elementary". The right frames it as "Penn-Trafford considers school consolidation, closing Mc Cullough Elementary to address b...".
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CenterPenn-Trafford weighs plans that would close Mc Cullough Elementary
WTAE Pittsburgh (Hearst) · Center · News report
Right / center-rightPenn-Trafford considers school consolidation, closing Mc Cullough Elementary to address budget crunch
Penn-Trafford considers school consolidation, closing Mc Cullough Elementary to address budget crunch
Penn-Trafford School Board discussed a potential school consolidation plan, which involved closing the district’s Mc Cullough Elementary School and reworking the grade levels taught in its...
