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Stadium School protests cuts: Independent Waverly school is thriving, advocates argue before city education officials.

The Baltimore Sun (Baltimore, MD)

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Byline: Sara Neufeld

May 10--Parents, pupils and staff from the Stadium School in Baltimore turned out in force at a city school board meeting last night to demand that the school's budget not be cut. "We're looking for a number of commitments from you," parent Jacquelyn Vincent told the board, speaking for more than 60 people from the school who were in the audience.

Stadium is a public school in Waverly that serves grades four through eight and operates independently. Its test scores in most areas are significantly higher than citywide averages. The group said Stadium stands to have its budget for staff cut by 25 percent and its budget for…

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