What do you think about the staffing policy changes being imposed by the District? – Philadelphia Public School Notebook – March 26, 2014
With teachers’ contract negotiations stalled, the School District announced earlier this week that it would be unilaterally making changes to a range of work…
Youth Advocates Seeking Summer Meal Locations For Schoolkids in Need – CBS Philly – March 26, 2014
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — When schools let out for the summer, thousands of children who get free or subsidized meals through in-school breakfast and lunch…
Six Leading Education Organizations Comments on Recent Action by the Philadelphia School District and the School Reform Commission
Download Press Release PHILADELPHIA, PA (March 26th, 2013)- Six leading education organizations: Congreso de Latinos Unidos, the Economy League of Greater Philadelphia, the Philadelphia…
Antigüedad pierde peso para los maestros – Al Dia – March 25, 2014
El Distrito Escolar de Filadelfia anunció nuevas directrices que se aplicarán al personal en las escuelas y que se enfocan, de acuerdo al distrito,…
Kellogg grant paves the way for $1M early ed bid in Pottstown – The Mercury News – March 24, 2014
POTTSTOWN — School officials are hopeful that the award of a $175,000 planning grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation will blossom into a multi-year…
Testimony to the Philadelphia School Reform Commission: Proposed Philadelphia School District Charter School Authorizing Policy
Read MoreThe financial crisis in our schools is an epic political fail – Philadelphia Daily News – March 19, 2014
DISAGREEMENT or disinterest among the elected officials who represent Philadelphia is once again putting the city’s public-education system at risk. While some in the…
Crowds pack historic Sedgwick theater for annual ‘Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner?’ event – WHYY Newsworks – March 17, 2014
It was elbow-to-elbow inside the Sedgwick Theater on Saturday night as hundreds came out for Mt. Airy USA’s 10th annual “Guess Who’s Coming to…
Advocates debate charter school accountability at A.G. hearing – Philadelphia Daily News – March 17, 2014
EDUCATION ADVOCATES CALLED for increased oversight and transparency of the state’s charter schools, while sparring over a state Senate proposal that would allow universities…
Hearing on charter schools brings out varied opinions – Philadelphia Inquirer – March 16, 2014
PHILADELPHIA State Pennsylvania Auditor General Eugene DePasquale got an earful during a daylong meeting in Philadelphia on Friday on ways to improve the accountability…