Pennsylvania House Republicans' budget plan restores some of Gov. Tom Corbett's cuts to higher education. But child-care advocates say it's at the expense of toddlers. The House version of the budget restores a portion of Corbett's most unpopular cuts--those to...
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Experts: Half-day Kindergarten A Disaster – Philadelphia Inquirer – May 1, 2011
The Philadelphia School District's plan to cut full-day kindergarten to help balance its budget is being decried by national education experts as a "disaster" and a "very bad decision" that could harm the development of thousands of children - especially the poor. At...
If Busing Ends, Philly District Would Have To Transport Charter Students – WHYY Newsworks – April 28, 2011
The Philadelphia school district may have to cut 3,800 positions in order to close a $600 million deficit. Another proposal to make up for the loss of almost $300 million in state funds this year includes eliminating free transportation to and from school. That means...
South Philadelphia High School’s Arts Projects Cultivate Respect – Philly.com – April 15, 2011
The Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations' report on South Philly High's tensions recommended several actions to create communities of respect in schools. This suggestion is based on their finding that building bridges between educators and community groups helps...
Zero Tolerance Failed City Schools – Philly.com – April 12, 2011
The recent Inquirer series on school violence showed that unsafe schools have serious consequences. But while the series identified the right problem, we must take care not to address it with the wrong solution. We already know what doesn't work - including the...
Cutting Money for Education Wrong for PA – Daily Times – April 11, 2011
Budgets are about values, and with its $1 billion cut to public education the proposed budget makes the wrong choices about our present and our future. Indeed, the idea that we are increasing aid to prisons while cutting aid to education is an eloquent statement of a...
Nutter and Ramsey Consider Putting Armed Police Officers in Some Schools – Philadelphia Inquirer – April 9, 2011
Mayor Nutter and Police Commissioner Charles H. Ramsey are discussing a proposal to put armed city police officers in some schools as part of a comprehensive plan to improve safety and security for the 155,000 students enrolled in the Philadelphia School District. "We...
Some Antiviolence Efforts Are Working – Philadelphia Inquirer – April 4, 2011
Ask nearly any student at A.B. Day Elementary what the school rules are, and he or she will rattle them off without a second thought: Be respectful. Be obedient. Have a positive attitude. Be responsible. The rules are tacked up to bulletin boards. They are displayed...
Community Responds To The District Budget Shortfall – Philadelphia Public School Notebook – April 4, 2011
As the District grapples with how to slash $629 million in spending for next year to balance its budget, activists continue to condemn the education funding cuts proposed by Gov. Tom Corbett. But the budget crisis has prompted a variety of other responses by local...
Philly School Cuts: Call it ‘Every Child Left Behind’ – Philadelphia Daily News -March 31, 2011
WHENEVER young parents ask me about the challenges they'll face if they educate their kids in the Philadelphia public schools, I tell them about the gaps that don't exist in wealthier districts. For instance, my daughter's elementary school had skimpy art, phys-ed and...