The national debate over so-called 'education reform' has come into sharp relief in Philadelphia, where a pro-charter, non-profit organization has offered the cash-strapped city school district up to $35 million to enroll an additional 15,000 students in new charter...
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Pro-charter organization offers $35 million to Phila. School District – The Daily Pennsylvanian – February 9, 2015
This week, the School Reform Commission could decide on some of 39 charter school applications. Three charter schools have applied to open in Penn’s ZIP code. Philadelphia School Partnership is offering $35 million to the School District of Philadelphia to offset the...
How has Mayor Nutter done during his tenure? – The Philadelphia Inquirer – February 8, 2015
Mayor Nutter wants Philadelphians to take a look at the numbers and see how their city has done over the last seven years with him at the helm. The murder rate has hit a historic low, jobs have trickled back into town, and the city is putting more money into its...
Unfair Funding Pits Schools Against Schools and SRC has Work to Do on Charters – February 6, 2015
Career Training Schools Speak Out about School Funding Inequities When the state fails to provide adequate funding for school districts, it creates a competition for limited resources that discourages school districts from sending students to regional technical...
Gift to expand Philly charters could come with costly strings attached – WHYY Newsworks – February 6, 2015
The region's most prominent education reform advocates want to give the Philadelphia School District millions of dollars to help it expand charter schools. "It has become clear that cost concerns are hindering the [School Reform Commission] from making decisions about...
Mark Gleason and Donna Cooper debate charter expansion on ‘Radio Times’ – The Philadelphia Public School Notebook – February 6, 2015
On WHYY's Radio Times this morning, Donna Cooper of Public Citizens for Children and Youth and Mark Gleason of the Philadelphia School Partnership joined host Marty Moss-Coane to discuss the value and harm in expanding the number of charter schools in Philadelphia...
Pa. school funding formula roadshow hits Montgomery County – WHYY Newsworks – February 6, 2015
How to fund Pennsylvania's schools is a hot topic. The state's Basic Education Commission is traveling the Commonwealth to hear from stakeholders as it drafts a new formula for distributing state education aid. The state funnels more than $5 billion annually to 500...
Group Offers Up $35 Million for Philadelphia Charter School Expansion – Education Week – February 5, 2015
A local education group is promising to pony up $35 million in the hopes of getting the Philadelphia School Reform Commission to approve 39 new charter school applications. The cost of opening more than two dozen charter schools has been a major bone of contention in...
Philadelphia School Partnership pledges $25 million to aid charter expansion – WHYY Newsworks – February 5, 2015
The Philadelphia School Partnership says it will commit $25 million to the Philadelphia school district to help offset the stranded costs of charter expansion over three years. The district has been weighing 40 applications for new charter schools, but the added costs...
Montgomery County parents urge legislators to enact fair education funding – The Times Herald – February 5, 2015
As members of the Basic Education Funding Commission met inside the Central Montgomery County Technical High School to discuss the role of vocational schools in public education, local parents and faith leaders met outside the school to urge legislators to come up...