Many schools throughout Long Island, New Jersey, and the rest of the Tri-State area remained closed, as was the case with the Washington, Baltimore and Philadelphia school systems.

整个长岛，新泽西和三州毗邻区的学校都在停课。 华盛顿，巴尔的摩的情况也是如此。

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In Philadelphia and Portland, Oregon, plans are being drawn up for public schools that won't have any school buildings at all.

在费城，以及俄勒冈州的波特兰市，公立学校正在计划不再建任何校舍。

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She went to a local music school in Philadelphia.

玛丽安准备到费城的一所地方音乐学校学习。

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She went to a local music school in Philadelphia.

VOA: special.2009.01.18

The situation is so dire that Philadelphia school teachers had the dubious distinction of being included in a recent parody on Saturday Night Live (be sure to watch to the end).

FORBES: Philadelphia Battle Over Property Tax Assessments Raises Questions About Funding Public Schools

Miss Pettigrew, a Philadelphia school teacher, told me that she embraces the tax because she thinks it could be a first step in convincing teens to put the cell phones down and have a conversation.

FORBES: As Deficit Soars, Congress Suggests New Tax On Text Messages

Personal testimony: my father was a clinical professor at a Philadelphia medical school.

BBC: Class calculator: A US view of the class system