Penn Wood Middle School recognized for breakfast program – DelcoTimes – February 10, 2015
A press conference celebrated the school’s Breakfast in the Classroom program, which has seen breakfast participation in the school jump from 23 percent in…
Pro-charter organization offers $35 million to Phila. School District – The Daily Pennsylvanian – February 9, 2015
This week, the School Reform Commission could decide on some of 39 charter school applications. Three charter schools have applied to open in Penn’s…
How has Mayor Nutter done during his tenure? – The Philadelphia Inquirer – February 8, 2015
Mayor Nutter wants Philadelphians to take a look at the numbers and see how their city has done over the last seven years with…
Unfair Funding Pits Schools Against Schools and SRC has Work to Do on Charters – February 6, 2015
Career Training Schools Speak Out about School Funding Inequities When the state fails to provide adequate funding for school districts, it creates a competition…
Gift to expand Philly charters could come with costly strings attached – WHYY Newsworks – February 6, 2015
The region’s most prominent education reform advocates want to give the Philadelphia School District millions of dollars to help it expand charter schools. “It…
Mark Gleason and Donna Cooper debate charter expansion on ‘Radio Times’ – The Philadelphia Public School Notebook – February 6, 2015
On WHYY’s Radio Times this morning, Donna Cooper of Public Citizens for Children and Youth and Mark Gleason of the Philadelphia School Partnership joined host Marty…
Pa. school funding formula roadshow hits Montgomery County – WHYY Newsworks – February 6, 2015
How to fund Pennsylvania’s schools is a hot topic. The state’s Basic Education Commission is traveling the Commonwealth to hear from stakeholders as it…
Group Offers Up $35 Million for Philadelphia Charter School Expansion – Education Week – February 5, 2015
A local education group is promising to pony up $35 million in the hopes of getting the Philadelphia School Reform Commission to approve 39 new charter…
Philadelphia School Partnership pledges $25 million to aid charter expansion – WHYY Newsworks – February 5, 2015
The Philadelphia School Partnership says it will commit $25 million to the Philadelphia school district to help offset the stranded costs of charter expansion…
Montgomery County parents urge legislators to enact fair education funding – The Times Herald – February 5, 2015
As members of the Basic Education Funding Commission met inside the Central Montgomery County Technical High School to discuss the role of vocational schools…