GOV.-ELECT Tom Wolf yesterday tapped former Philadelphia School District administrator Pedro Rivera as the state's next education secretary, a move that advocates hope will help the city's beleaguered public schools. Rivera, superintendent of the 11,500-student School...
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Palmer School’s charter is revoked – Philadelphia Daily News – January 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. The...
Lynne Abraham’s charter school obstructs access to neediest students through obfuscated app process – The Daily KOS Blog – January 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...
Phila. Mayoral Candidates Need Better Ed. Advisors, Like Yesterday – The PHL Blog – January 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...
Why the SRC Can’t Approve New Charters at This Time and How Fair Funding can Level the Playing Field – January 16, 2015
School Reform Commission Must Not Grant Any New Charter Schools: Here's Why Parents across the city are demanding better schools for their children and the progress is too slow. One strategy suggested by charter school advocates is to expand the number of charter...
Philly mayoral candidates mull charter school expansion – WHYY Newsworks – January 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 heating up, the...
Group: Any new charter would hurt Phila. public schools – The Philadelphia Inquirer – January 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 revenues,...
School Reform Commission Should Not Approve Any New Charter Schools Report shows legal, fiscal and oversight challenges in granting new charters in Philadelphia – Weekly Press – January 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...
School Reform Commission Should Not Approve Any New Charter Schools – January 15, 2015
Report shows legal, fiscal and oversight challenges in granting new charters in Philadelphia 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...
What Wealthy Schools did Ten Times Faster than Poor Schools and PA Among Worst in Pre-K – January 9, 2015
50,000 More in Affluent Classrooms, Ten Times Less in Poor Classrooms The gaping disparity of resources between wealthy and poor school districts grew more severe in the last four years. The top 20% of the state’s wealthiest school districts increased the amount of...