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Freedom Schools in Chinatown Struggle to Stay Open
Chinese parents who set up private Chinatown schools to resist integration busing face closures and rising tuition after six months. Enrollment fell from 1500 to 690 as teachers left and pay rose, with plans to seek subsidies while remaining open until June. The effort coincides with anti busing measures and a fired superintendent.
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San Francisco
Chinatown
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Detnis Wong
Chinese Parents Committee
Wong
Parents’ Committee
Thomas Shaheen
California
Wang
Freedom Schools