Oct 1, 2014
A study by the School District of Philadelphia found that students with asthma missed an average of three weeks of school during the 2012-2013 school year.
Sep 26, 2014
The results of the Philadelphia School District’s 2014 state exams are in, and overall, city students’ performance dipped slightly from the previous year. Fewer than half of all students met state standards, and both reading and math scores dropped. In...
Sep 17, 2014
The Education Law Center has joined a statewide coalition of more than 40 organizations representing educators, business and labor leaders, faith-based organizations, civic and child advocacy groups who want to address one of Pennsylvania’s most important and...
Sep 16, 2014
Leading Education Organizations and Parent Groups United in Call for Passage of Cigarette Tax for Philadelphia Schools Parents, School Leaders, Advocates and Faith-Based Organizations Join Together to Call on Legislature to Pass Legislation to Prevent Further Cuts to...
Sep 16, 2014
After a key committee vote this afternoon, the Pennsylvania House is poised to vote within the next week on a bill to authorize a cigarette tax to fund Philadelphia schools. For some, it was déjà vu: the House passed a bill more than two months ago to authorize the...
Sep 15, 2014
Christopher Gale, a counselor at the Northeast Frankford Boys & Girls Club, had an ambitious goal this summer: Immerse his campers in 30 minutes of structured reading time every day. He was motivated by the phenomenon known as summer learning loss, or summer...
