All children should be able to attend safe and supportive schools. Children First issues reports and policy briefs tracking conditions within Philadelphia’s public schools.
MOST RECENT RESEARCH
Hold Harmless: A Quarter Century of Inequity at the Heart of Pennsylvania’s School System – Jan 2021
This report reveals the significant harm done by the education funding system paradoxically known as “hold harmless.” This system fails to account for the massive shift in district enrollment, resulting in an education funding system that’s among the most inequitable in the nation.
No More Dreams Deferred – Mar 2021
在整个地区，就读于郊区公立学校的有色学生的比例正在增长。实际上，在雄鹿，切斯特，特拉华州和蒙哥马利县的61个郊区学区就读的四名学生之一是黑人或西班牙裔。毫无疑问，这些郊区学区正在变得越来越多样化，但教育范式并未跟上这一变化。
This report discusses the School District of Philadelphia’s shift from punitive behavioral practices, identify key players, explain in greater detail the funded approaches in dealing with student misconduct, and examine the training process. Furthermore, the report will explore the process of rolling out the positive supports or restorative practices in these schools, and some discussion of the District’s plan for sustaining these efforts and implementing these models with fidelity.