May 21, 2015
With the primary election over, about 100 students from Philadelphia public, charter and accelerated schools called on City Council members to begin work on approving $105 million in new, recurring funding for the Philadelphia School District. Students from Mastery...
May 20, 2015
How much do Pa. teachers make? A lot, relatively speaking. The average starting salary for a teacher in Pennsylvania as of the 2012-2013 school year was $41,901. Nationally, that number puts the state ninth for highest starting teacher pay, behind Alaska, California,...
May 18, 2015
Carver High School of Engineering & Science is one of the most successful schools in the city, educating mostly low-income students of color in sought-after technology fields and sending them to college. Next year, principal Ted Domers doesn’t know whether he’ll...
May 16, 2015
The School District of Philadelphia is considering outsourcing its school health services, a move that could have an impact on unionized school nurses. The district has issued a request for proposals this week for private providers who want to take over medical...
May 15, 2015
Our elected leaders need to give our schools the tools for success. Click on your Council person below to see how much funding Philadelphia Schools will gain if City and State leaders approve $265 million in new recurring funding for the Philadelphia School District....
May 14, 2015
What does “hold harmless” mean? It’s a policy underlying the distribution of state education aid in Pennsylvania. “Hold harmless” provides that no district will get less money in the new funding year than it got in the previous year....
