Charter Hearing Exposes the State’s Failure to Fund Schools and Universal Pre-K in Philly – February 20, 2015
Charter Hearing Exposes State’s Failure to Fund Schools Although new charters have not been granted in Philadelphia since 2007, charter school enrollment in Philadelphia…
School financing 101: Where are we now? – Solomon Jones – February 18, 2015
There are a lot of things that you probably know about me thanks to the bio that’s on my page here on SolomonJones.com. But…
Solicitudes de escuelas autónomas de Filadelfia - Testimonio de PCCY - 18 de febrero de 2015
Testimony to the Philadelphia School Reform Commission Charter School Applications February 18, 2015 Carolyn Adams, Immediate Past President of Public Citizens for Children and…
Philadelphia doesn’t need more charter schools – Philly.Com – February 18, 2015
The problem of educational inequity and school failure is much bigger than teachers and schools: It has to do with access to health care,…
Contentious debate over Philly charter expansion comes to a head Wednesday – WHYY Newsworks – February 18, 2015
It’s one of the essential questions of urban education. If you can give some children a better opportunity, but you potentially undermine the system…
Charter school vote set for Wednesday – The Philadelphia Tribune – February 17, 2015
Just days ahead of Wednesday’s vote on new charter school applications, another organization has asked the school reform commission to stay objective in reaching…
'Icono' del periodismo independiente en las escuelas de Filadelfia se prepara para dimitir - WHYY Newsworks - 13 de febrero de 2015
A titan of Philadelphia’s independent journalism scene is stepping down. Paul Socolar, editor, publisher and co-founder of the Philadelphia Public School Notebook will leave…
Inside Take: New Charters Should Be Unacceptable to All – Philadelphia Magazine – February 12, 2015
Conditions in the School District of Philadelphia have hit a new low after four record breaking years of state disinvestment in education and years…
Los candidatos a la alcaldía discuten LEER! por cuarta campaña - El cuaderno de las escuelas públicas de Filadelfia - 11 de febrero de 2015
The READ! by 4th Campaign is an ambitious attempt to help increase literacy rates among young Philadelphia students and thereby improve education in the…
‘Ideology Gone Wild’: Pro-Charter School Group Offers Philly $35M for Privatization – Common Dreams – February 10, 2015
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…