Feb 11, 2015
A new voice has joined the chorus calling for well-funded schools, and it comes from one of the most respected economic organizations in the world. The National Bureau of Economic Research [NBER], whose current and past membership counts 24 Nobel Prize winners in...
Feb 11, 2015
The READ! by 4th Campaign is an ambitious attempt to help increase literacy rates among young Philadelphia students and thereby improve education in the city. With the May 19 mayoral primary fast approaching, the Notebook asked each of the announced candidates —...
Feb 10, 2015
The national debate over so-called ‘education reform’ has come into sharp relief in Philadelphia, where a pro-charter, non-profit organization has offered the cash-strapped city school district up to $35 million to enroll an additional 15,000 students in...
Feb 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 ZIP code. Philadelphia School Partnership is offering $35 million to the School District of Philadelphia to offset the...
Feb 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 him at the helm. The murder rate has hit a historic low, jobs have trickled back into town, and the city is putting more money into its...
Feb 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 for limited resources that discourages school districts from sending students to regional technical...
