Philadelphia School District
Mother of 5-Year-Old Abducted from Philadelphia School Sues District, Teacher
In January 2013, a woman wearing a burqa walked into a classroom in West Philadelphia’s Bryant Elementary School and walked out with a 5-year-old girl […]
Philly Schools Decriminalizing Classroom Antics
Newsworks reports that the Philly school district will stop asking district police officers to intervene in minor “level one” classroom incidents.
Can Lawyers Save Philly’s Schools? Bill Fedullo Thinks So.
Bill Fedullo isn’t necessarily anybody’s idea to be the savior of Philly schools. He’s an attorney, one of the city’s best-known and most-powerful — and […]
District: Seniority No Longer Decides Teacher Staffing
The Philadelphia School District said Monday it will minimize the use of seniority in making teacher assignments — a move that will likely trigger a […]
How to Thank Philadelphia Principals for Their Pay Cut? Let Them Do Their Jobs.
This week, and by an overwhelming 83% margin, the union representing Philadelphia’s high school principals agreed to enormous pay cuts, a 10-month work year, and […]
Philly Principals Agree to Pay Cut
The Inquirer’s Kristen Graham reports that the union representing Philly’s public school principals has agreed to take a steep pay cut, and for members to […]
Feds Sue Philly Schools Over Beard Limits
NBC News reports that federal officials have filed suit against the Philadelphia School District over its rules that limits employee beards to a quarter-inch in […]
STARR Restaurants Launches School Fundraising Initiative
Today, Stephen Starr and STARR Restaurants launched a “Support Our Schools” fundraising and awareness effort with The School District of Philadelphia. The month-long initiative will […]
Stephen Starr Will Ask Patrons to Donate to Philly Schools
Nice news this morning: We're proud to announce the Support Our Schools initiative with @SDPHite of @PhillyEducation. Add your donation to any Philly STARR tab. […]
The Philadelphia School District’s Unfortunate Hashtag: #phled
In a city that has smart parents fleeing in droves to the better, safer schools of the suburbs, this hashtag used by the School District […]
Morning Headlines: Four Select Bidders for Shuttered School Buildings Remain
Using a meticulous interview process to weed out lesser qualified buyers, the Philadelphia School District has kept four of twenty bidders interested in the shuttered […]
Meet the Guy Teaching Yoga to Philadelphia Public School Kids
Christopher Theodore has been teaching yoga in Philadelphia public schools for the past 14 years. Surprised? There’s more: Christopher—or Mr. Coach Theo, as his younger […]
PSP Lobbied to Get Bill Green SRC Chairmanship
To convince state senators in Harrisburg (who voted to confirm him) that Democrat Bill Green was the man to lead the School Reform Commission, the […]
Bill Green Will Get Protested at His First SRC Meeting
Why anyone would sacrifice his cushy half-councilman/half-lawyer gig and toss away mayoral ambitions to take a position that would get him publicly yelled at on […]
School Worker Said to Yank Girl’s Teeth
NBC 10 reports on accusations that a school worker yanked a child’s teeth out. No, the teeth weren’t ready. Harmani, 7, attends a class for […]