Philadelphia School District
Next Up in Eric Cantor’s School Choice Promo Tour: Philly Schools
Virginia Congressman Eric Cantor supports providing students with alternatives to public schools, and he wants you to know about it. So, naturally, he’s in Philly […]
Schoolmageddon ’13: SRC Chairman Pedro A. Ramos Set to Make “Unpopular Decisions”
Thousands of layoffs and hundreds of millions of dollars in the red later, the Philadelphia School District has started to clean up its act with […]
Schoolmageddon ’13: Education Advocates Storm Harrisburg for the Start of the Fall Legislative Session
State legislators are back in office for the fall session today, and they can expect to be met by what’s become the most feared special […]
You Can Save This Penguin. Or You Can Turn the Page.
I read in the news last week that the Detroit Zoological Society is building the largest center in the United States devoted to penguins. Construction […]
The Real Problem With Philly Schools
Two nights after former D.C. schools chancellor Michelle Rhee offered her prescription for Philadelphia’s ailing schools during a “Town Hall” meeting at Temple University, her […]
Schoolmageddon ’13: Shocking Poll Shows Parents Unhappy With Philly Schools
Who could’ve seen this coming? WHYY reports: The Philadelphia School District’s financial woes appear to have to have badly bruised its reputation, according to a […]
Schoolmaggedon ’13: When Michelle Rhee Came to Town
In many pockets of Philadelphia’s public ed community, Michelle Rhee is the devil incarnate. The face of the ed reform movement, she’s often accused of […]
Al Sharpton Says Tom Corbett Has Money for Jails, But Not Schools
Reverend Al Sharpton threw his hat into the Philly schools’ budget crisis ring over the weekend, saying that Gov. Corbett is willing to supply cash […]
My Son Starts Kindergarten in Philly Today. Are We Crazy?
Today, my son begins his first day of kindergarten at Albert M. Greenfield School in Center City. There may have been worse times in Philadelphia […]
Schoolmageddon ’13: Masterman and Central Lose Their Libraries
The brunt of Philadelphia’s schools crisis–think shuttered schools in low-income neighborhoods–has fallen on the less celebrated of Philadelphia’s traditional public schools. But the ongoing funding […]
Schoolmageddon ’13: Union Produces New Anti-Corbett Ad
Here’s the latest ad from the American Federation of Teachers: Somewhere, Mayor Nutter is wiping his brow, grateful he’s not the target of this one.
Schoolmageddon ’13: Nutter Asks for Donations to School District
NBC 10 reports that Mayor Nutter is asking the public to donate school supplies to local schools: Called the Philadelphia Education Supplies Fund, Mayor Nutter […]
Schoolmageddon ’13: Some Good News About Philly School Violence
There’s actually some good news in the Daily Newsabout Philadelphia schools today. IN THE MIDDLE of the district’s funding crisis, the state Department of Education […]
Delco Teen Donates 500 Backpacks, School Supplies to Philly Students
Let it be known that there is good in Delaware County, no matter what anybody else says. Just ask Jillian Hughes, 15, a Radnor High […]
Schoolmageddon ’13: Where Have All the Crossing Guards Gone?
With Philly’s students back in school as of yesterday, we all expected staff, material and program shortages thanks to the massive budget deficit the Philadelphia […]