Philadelphia School District
District Renews Effort to Impose Terms on Teachers
The School Reform Commission is appealing a court ruling that overturned its decision last fall to slash teacher benefits, saying state law clearly gives the […]
Nutter Weighs School District’s $103 Million Request
Staring down a deadline to deliver his own 2016 budget request to City Council, Mayor Nutter is weighing a request from the Philadelphia School District […]
Here’s What Gene Marks Gets Wrong About Teachers and Snow Days
Earlier this week, Philadelphia magazine opinion columnist Gene Marks questioned why teachers get snow days. Today, Steve Clark, a teacher and two-time “Best Storyteller in […]
Hite: District to Share “Opt Out” Info on Testing
The Philadelphia School District is preparing to share information with parents on how to opt their children out of standardized tests, Superintendent William Hite said […]
Mike Turzai “Very Disappointed” Philadelphia SRC Only Approved 5 New Charters
Pennsylvania Speaker of the House Rep. Mike Turzai says he is “very disappointed” that the Philadelphia School Reform Commission voted Wednesday night to approve only five of 39 […]
SRC Approves 5 of 39 New Charter School Applications
[Updated at 6:30 a.m. Thursday] The Philadelphia School Reform Commission decided Wednesday night at a high-stakes, five-hour meeting to conditionally approve five of 39 applications […]
Live: SRC to Decide All 39 Philly Charter Applications
https://twitter.com/hollyotterbein/status/568144459474571264 [UPDATE] The SRC has approved 5 of 39 new charter school applications — with conditions. [ORIGINAL] As promised, the School Reform Commission will be […]
Why Do Teachers Get Snow Days?
UPDATE: Philadelphia school teacher Steve Clark has written a response to this column. Hey school teachers, I have an idea. Instead of fighting the School […]
The Brief: What the Mayoral Candidates Are Saying About Charter Expansion
Today’s the day the Philadelphia School Reform Commission must decide the fate of 39 applications to create new charter schools. It’s not an easy decision, at least politically: Republican […]
A Plea to the SRC: Evaluate Each School on Its Individual Merits
(Editor’s note: This is an opinion column from a Citified insider.) At Philadelphia Performing Arts Charter School in South Philly, students are offered majors in music […]
Inside Take: New Charters Should Be Unacceptable to All
(This is an opinion column from a Citified insider.) Conditions in the School District of Philadelphia have hit a new low after four record breaking […]
Anthony Williams’ Half-Baked Plan for School Funding
When Citified sat down with Sen. Anthony Williams last week for a lengthy interview, we asked him why he hadn’t released an official mayoral platform. It had been two-and-a-half-months since […]
Mayoral Candidates Pan $35 Million Offer To Expand Charters
The School Reform Commission has a tough choice to make: Should it accept the Philadelphia School Partnership’s offer of $35 million? In return for the big check, […]
SRC to Rule on All 39 New Charter Applications at Special Meeting
The School Reform Commission has scheduled a special meeting to approve or reject each of 39 applications to start new charter schools in Philadelphia. The […]
Overbrook High Could Have a Real Biology Teacher by Friday
Last Wednesday, we reported that Overbrook High School hadn’t been teaching biology this school year, because they were unable to find a replacement for their […]