The Philadelphia School District's proposal to dramatically re-cast its structure and educational approach, in the process eliminating dozens of schools, cutting labor costs and saving hundreds of millions of dollars, reminds me of another moment in our city's...
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Regional Spotlight: Schools Need A Tax Increase – Philadelphia Inquirer – March 30, 2012
Several years after I purchased a home in Philadelphia, a tax assessor showed up at my door. After we chatted about whether I had made any improvements to the property, the lovely man disclosed that we were related and offered to freeze my tax bill. This was my...
Cries For Help – Philadelphia City Paper – March 29, 2012
Three months after the latest round of layoffs of school nurses — 47 in December, bringing the total for the school year to about 100 across the Philly School District — a couple of nurses who had survived the cuts (but weren't so confident as to allow their names in...
Give Kids Sight Day 2012 Targets Uninsured Children for Eye Checks
Tens of Thousands of Philadelphia Children are Without Health Insurance Coverage Download PDF (Philadelphia, PA) March 21, 2012 – After 1,400 free vision screenings – and 600 Philadelphia children fitted for free eyeglasses! – last...
Council Begins Budget Hearings Without All The Details – Philadelphia Inquirer – March 26, 2012
On March 14, when scores of residents testified at Council's first hearing on Mayor Nutter's budget, something was missing. Citizens didn't have access to Nutter's "budget detail," a document thousands of pages long that provides specifics on every dime the city plans...
Anti-Violence Quilt Project Underway at Mifflin Elementary – WHYY Newsworks – March 22, 2012
Students at Thomas Mifflin Elementary School in East Falls are promoting peace through patterns this week. After nearly two months of lessons on anti-bullying and violence prevention, the young students have started designing an anti-violence quilt to be showcased at...
A Life Captured Through The Lens And Learning – WHYY Newsworks – March 22, 2012
Ellie Seif, a retired teacher and principal, has always been fascinated with cameras. Her first exposure to film was in her preteens when she watched her father work as a motion picture projectionist. She's not sure if that's why she loves photography so much, but she...
A Chorus of Concern Over Great Schools Compact – The Philadelphia Public School Notebook – March 9, 2012
Proponents of traditional public schools are expressing growing concern that the Philadelphia Great Schools Compact could end up favoring charters and being a raw deal for the School District. On Monday, they’ll get the chance to voice their worries before the School...
Stack, Actor Tony Danza, School Advocates Discuss Proposed School Budget Cuts (Video) – PA Senate.Com – March 5, 2012
As proposed state budget cuts and a budget shortfall bring financial turmoil to the School District of Philadelphia, state Sen. Mike Stack, along with actor and former Philadelphia high school teacher Tony Danza and school advocates, discussed the ongoing...
Shortage of Nurses In Philadelphia Schools Costs Everyone – Philadelphia Inquirer – February 21, 2012
WITH a 25 percent poverty rate ($23,050 or below for a family of four) - up from 18.5 percent in 2000 - Philadelphia is the country's biggest poor city. Seventy percent of its children have public health-insurance coverage. Yet, since the summer, the Department of...