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...
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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...
Report finds Pennsylvania lags in early childhood education access, equity – WHYY Newsworks – January 9, 2015
A new report finds that Pennsylvania ranks 41st nationally, lagging behind New Jersey, Delaware, 37 other states and the District of Columbia in early childhood education. This week, the non-profit Education Week Research Center released its annual Quality Counts...
Widening equity gap? Corbett administration, advocates differ on AP education funding report – WHYY Newsworks – January 5, 2015
The gap between what wealthy and poor school districts spend on education in Pennsylvania has doubled since Gov. Tom Corbett took office, according to a recent study by the Associated Press. In 2014-15, wealthier districts are expected to spend nearly $1,800 more per...
District hopes youngsters keep reading during winter break – The Philadelphia Tribune – December 30, 2014
Students may be off for the winter recess but the School District of Philadelphia is asking parents to engage their children in reading for 30 minutes each day. The school district posted a link on its website directing parents to the Free Library of Philadelphia’s...
New online resource dedicated to college, work readiness – The Philadelphia Tribune – December 26, 2014
An online college-planning resource, rolling out in all 53 public high schools when students return from winter break, is seen as critical in a district that has laid off dozens of counselors and other key positions during a budget crisis stretching into its third...