Nutter Visits Denver, Says Philly Schools Need to Adapt. Mayor Nutter’s second inaugural speech focused on the city’s school district and the changes that need […]
Yet another study has come out proving that online “virtual” schools run by private management companies are lousy at educating students. While enrollment in these […]
The Facebook rumors started before Christmas. “I hear from a reliable source that St. William’s is definitely closing,” one person posted. “No way McDevitt can […]
An official statement is expected later today, but, right now, Twitter is abuzz as people are confirming the closings of Catholic schools in the Philadelphia […]
Today, a 4 p.m. announcement has been scheduled so that the Philadelphia Archdiocese can inform the public of the school closings that have been recommended. […]
Catholic Schools On Edge for Closings. There are 177 Catholic schools in the five-county Philadelphia area. Students are awaiting announcement today that will determine the […]
I like to think of myself as a policy wonk’s policy wonk, driven by data and convinced by crunching numbers. But, there can be no […]
The best thing about being a columnist is that there’s never a shortage of material—especially the kind that leaves you shaking your head. The bad […]
The New York Times had an extensive article yesterday on the crappy-ass performance of for-profit online public schools. The companies that run these schools provide […]
Take that, nuns! This triumphant reaction, complete with fist pump and success grunt, came the other day when I learned the big news from St. […]
There’s a lovely, heart-warming story in today’s Inquirer about Tao Xu, a new junior at the Main Line’s upper-crusty Haverford School. Xu, who’s 18, was […]
In an operation that must have been quite thrilling to the bean-counters at the Government Accountability Office, GAO investigators infiltrated the murky world of for-profit […]
Are Philadelphia’s black children stupid? Why is it that they consistently lag behind all other kids in school? How is it that while 85 percent […]
Parents in Philadelphia are less than thrilled after reports have surfaced of bullying and possible sexual assaults on a school bus taking students from the […]
Anyone want to major in The Roots? Black Thought and The Roots recently announced, along with the Mural Arts Program, plans for a building on […]
