Download PDF We recently learned that the Superintendent and Athletic Director of the Coatesville Area School District exchanged viciously racist text messages. Individuals occupying these roles are not just educators and administrators; they are community leaders...
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A Debate On Raising Funds From City’s Universities and Nonprofits – The Philadelphia Inquirer – September 27, 2013
The University of Pennsylvania, with its Ivy League pedigree and large health system, is one of the nation's most prestigious colleges and is Philadelphia's largest private employer. With a $6 billion-plus budget, a $7.7 billion endowment, and a recently completed...
School Counselors Stretched Thin By District Cuts – The Philadelphia Tribune – September 27, 2013
Parents, students, school employees and education advocates are offering startling snapshots of an urban school district struggling under the strain of staggering debt. Ruth Garcia, a school counselor speaking on behalf of 15 of her colleagues, told the School Reform...
In Philly Schools, When Students With Dreams Or Traumas Seek Counseling, The Office Is Often Empty – WHYY Newsworks – September 18, 2013
Take a walk through the halls of any public school in Philadelphia and behind each classroom door, you're bound to meet students brimming with the stress and strain of life in a big city. At South Philadelphia High School, 11th grader Amber Holmes dreams of becoming a...
NBC10 @ Issue: The Future of Philly Schools (Video) – NBC 10 – October 8, 2013
Donna Cooper, former policy chief for Gov. Ed Rendell, sits down with host Steve Highsmith about putting children first in the Philadelphia school crisis and the future of public schools. See the video at: http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/politics/223839591.html...
Update on Philadelphia Public Schools (Audio) – WHYY – September 9, 2013
It’s back to school today for Philadelphia’s public school children as the District faces a $304 million budget deficit. Roughly 10,000 students will be returning to new schools in different neighborhoods after 24 buildings were closed over the summer. Administrators...
After Budget Cuts and Closures, Tremendous Uncertainty Surrounds The Return To School – WHYY Newsworks – September 9, 2013
As the Philadelphia School District prepared to open for the 2013-14 school year, teachers scoured for usable desks that they could stuff into classrooms with, in some cases, 40 or more students. Some even contemplated bringing in spare chairs from home. “We have a...
Coalition For Effective Teaching Reinforces Need For Reforms
Download PDF (PHILADELPHIA) September 6, 2013 – In April the Coalition for Effective Teaching (The Coalition) launched to support common sense reforms crucial to improving teaching and learning, calling for both the School District of Philadelphia leadership and...
¿Listo para el regreso a clases? (Ready To Go Back To School?) – El Sol – September 5, 2013
Un gran problema de muchos padres es que no saben que sus hijos necesitan exámenes físicos y sus vacunas al corriente, antes de que su niño regrese a clase. Esto es generalmente necesario desde preescolar hasta el 9 grado. Los niños llegan al primer día de escuela sin...
Philadelphia School District Considers Selling Million Dollar Art Collection for Cash – NBC10 – August 30, 2013
Before Marilyn Krupnick was a science teacher at Northeast Philadelphia's Wilson Middle School, she was a student there. When she stepped through the building's doors for the first time in 1956 with her mother, she was shocked by what she saw. "I said, 'Mom, this...