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The Inquirer reports on a new study today suggesting the Philadelphia school district performs well when A) considering the staggering size of its need and […]

Of the two big themes that ran through last Saturday’s Philadelphia magazine ThinkFest at the Kimmel Center, improving education is probably the bigger challenge facing our […]

This Tweet is making the rounds today, purportedly a sixth-grader’s poem about lousy school funding in Philly. Wagner Middle School is in North Philly, in […]

Students attending our city’s threadbare educational system are also walking into buildings that might be making them sick. 50 schools are in need of repairs, according […]

Paul Vallas, who was the superintendent of Philly schools once upon a time, has proven a lightning rod of controversy in his latest stop, Bridgeport, […]

We’re rounding up the reasons Philly Mag readers should not miss ThinkFest, our week-long event connecting the brightest minds and most innovative ideas in Philadelphia.  Ali […]

We’re rounding up the reasons Philly Mag readers should not miss ThinkFest, our week-long event connecting the brightest minds and most innovative ideas in Philadelphia.  Helen […]

Here’s Philly-bred comedian Kevin Hart, announcing a pledge of $250,000 for Philadelphia public schools, which will go to buy computers.

Philadelphia School Notebook reports that 139 public school teachers were reassigned to new jobs this week, part of a “leveling” process that cuts the number […]

We’d already told you that City Council had passed a resolution calling for Howard Zinn’s A People’s History of the United States to be included […]

Most of the time, Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey comes off smelling like a rose. It’s extraordinary, if you think about it. Under his tenure the […]

CBS 3 reports: “Mayor Michael Nutter says he’s still somewhat in the dark over Council President Darrell Clarke’s plan to send $50-million to the school district in […]

Gov. Tom Corbett penned an op-ed in the Inquirer today delineating all the wonderful progress the School District has made since it began rotting from the inside […]

The Inquirer’s Kristen Graham reports that School Reform Commission chair Pedro Ramos has resigned. He’d been chair since 2011.

So now the Philadelphia School District has its $45 million in state aid—and a bit of breathing room. Now what? The good news is that […]