Wanted: A Safe-Schools Advocate To Make City Schools Safer – Philadelphia Inquirer – May 26, 2011
AMID THE turmoil about the school district’s finances, another issue can’t be allowed to fall off the radar – school safety. The district can’t…
Public School Community Urges Council To Increase District’s Funding – Philadelphia Inquirer – May 26, 2011
Parents, students, advocates, educators, and religious leaders Wednesday implored City Council to increase city funding for schools to preserve full-day kindergarten, transportation, and programs…
Harrisburg Playing Musical Chairs With Childrens Education – Delaware County Times – May 25, 2011
As any 4-year-old who’s played musical chairs knows, declining resources result in chaos and some children inevitably get left out. This month, parents are…
U.S., Pennsylvania Cuts Expected To Curb Child-Care Subsidies – Philadelphia Inquirer – May 21, 2011
Julia Van Houten, 31, a single mother with an 8-year-old girl and a 17-month-old boy, has struggled for years to make ends meet despite…
Proposed State Budget Revisions Wont Eliminate Drastic Cuts In Philadelphia School Spending – Philadelphia Inquirer – May 12, 2011
Even if a new budget proposed by Harrisburg Republicans passes and some funds are restored to education spending, the Philadelphia School District will still…
Activists Tell School District To Stop Budget Blame Game – Philadelphia Inquirer – May 12, 2011
School-district officials have contended that to stop the massive cuts they want to make to close a $629 million deficit, Harrisburg, Philadelphia, anybody must…
GOP Budget Plan Restores Some Pa. Education Funds – At A Cost – Newsworks – May 11, 2011
Pennsylvania House Republicans’ budget plan restores some of Gov. Tom Corbett’s cuts to higher education. But child-care advocates say it’s at the expense of…
Experts: Half-day Kindergarten A Disaster – Philadelphia Inquirer – May 1, 2011
The Philadelphia School District’s plan to cut full-day kindergarten to help balance its budget is being decried by national education experts as a “disaster”…
If Busing Ends, Philly District Would Have To Transport Charter Students – WHYY Newsworks – April 28, 2011
The Philadelphia school district may have to cut 3,800 positions in order to close a $600 million deficit. Another proposal to make up for…
South Philadelphia High School’s Arts Projects Cultivate Respect – Philly.com – April 15, 2011
The Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations’ report on South Philly High’s tensions recommended several actions to create communities of respect in schools. This suggestion…