Jan 18, 2015
THE END OF the Walter Palmer Leadership Learning Partners Charter School is official. The School Reform Commission voted unanimously last night to revoke the school’s charter for a host of reasons, including poor academic performance and fiscal mismanagement....
Jan 16, 2015
Former Philadelphia District Attorney Lynne Abraham is running for mayor, but should she be focused on reforming the Reading, PA charter school over which she is chairwoman? An excerpt from my latest piece, below the fold. Lynne Abraham, who is part of the real...
Jan 16, 2015
Public Citizens for Children and Youth (PCCY) released a report on charter school performance among currently operating charter school applicants wishing to expand that you should probably read. If I had things my way, it would be required reading for every person...
Jan 15, 2015
Should there be more charter schools in Philadelphia? That’s the question currently being weighed by the School Reform Commission as it reviews 40 applications from operators hoping to open new schools. With the race to become Philadelphia’s next mayor...
Jan 15, 2015
All 40 applications for new charter schools should be rejected because additional charters would only deepen the district’s financial problems, Public Citizens for Children and Youth urged the Philadelphia School Reform Commission on Thursday. And absent new...
Jan 15, 2015
PHILADELPHIA (January 15th, 2015) – Public Citizens for Children and Youth urges the School Reform Commission to reject all 40 applications for new charter schools in Philadelphia based on the findings of PCCY’s latest report, “The Legal, Fiscal, and Oversight...
