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Governor Wolf’s 2016/17 Budget: Public Education
Sick of budget talk? – December 11, 2015
PCCY's report on neighborhood high schools was released on Monday at a special press conference with SDP Superintendent Hite. Click here to get the report. Something Else to Talk About... Anyone else sick and tired of hearing about the budget? Let’s take look at high...
Study: Philly comprehensive high schools in trouble – The Philadelphia Inquirer – December 8, 2015
High school choices have expanded dramatically in Philadelphia over the last decade, but at a steep price: The large comprehensive schools are "hanging on by a thread," according to a new study by a local child-advocacy organization. Though more options are available...
Report calls for more investment in neighborhood high schools – The Philadelphia Tribune – December 8, 2015
One of the region’s most influential children’s advocacy organizations called for priority funding for the city’s public neighborhood high schools, which it said educate higher numbers of the system’s most vulnerable students, and at higher cost. In a 26-page report...
Separate and Unequal: A Path Forward for Neighborhood High Schools – Charts, Graphs and Tables
Clearly, The Philadelphia School District faces many challenges ranging from financial instability, to insufficient funds, to high staff turnover, markedly at-risk student population and epidemically low levels of performance. This report on the neighborhood high...
REPORT: Separate and Unequal: A Path Forward for Neighborhood High Schools – Dec 2015
Clearly, The Philadelphia School District faces many challenges ranging from financial instability, to insufficient funds, to high staff turnover, markedly at-risk student population and epidemically low levels of performance. This report on the neighborhood high...
Report Finds Gap Between Philly’s Citywide High Schools And Struggling Neighborhood High Schools – CBS Philly – December 7, 2015
A new report says there’s a wide gap between Philadelphia’s neighborhood high schools, and its magnet and special-admission schools. “We’re forced to work with minimal resources, but we’re supposed to have high expectations,” said Roxborough High School senior Devin...
A backlash against pervasive testing – The Philadelphia Public School Notebook – November 25, 2015
Growing up in China, Janet Zheng got used to taking tests. But she also got used to getting the preparation she needed from her classes, which is why the American system makes no sense to her. “You take this much test,” she said, holding her hands apart, “with this...
Pa. budget twist: Attack on school property tax – The Philadelphia Inquirer – November 19, 2015
HARRISBURG - It might be a wake-up call to anyone expecting a smooth path to a final state budget. Senate Republicans plan to vote next week on a proposal to eliminate property taxes as a source of school revenue and replace them with hikes in the sales and personal...