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Philly Schools Open With Little Money, Lots Of Frustration

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Teachers at Feltonville School of Arts and Science hung up a list of staff and services missing a due to budget cuts. (@hollyotterbein/Twitter)
Teachers at Feltonville School of Arts and Science hung up a list of staff and services missing a due to budget cuts. (@hollyotterbein/Twitter)
Students walk to Feltonville School of Arts and Science in Philadelphia, Sept. 9, 2013. (@hollyotterbein/Twitter)
Students walk to Feltonville School of Arts and Science in Philadelphia, Sept. 9, 2013. (@hollyotterbein/Twitter)

In Philadelphia, one of the nation's largest school districts opens today in the middle of a funding crisis.

Two dozen schools were closed over the summer, and teachers are starting the first day of school without a contract. Some support staff who were laid off in the spring have been rehired because of a last-ditch attempt to find funds.

Children are nervous about going to new schools in different gang territories.

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This segment aired on September 9, 2013.

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