Philadelphia School District
Childhood Obesity Down 5% in Philly
Mirroring an encouraging new trend, childhood obesity in Philly declined five percent from 2007-2010. Philadelphia, which has the biggest share of residents living in poverty […]
Former Principal Says Philly District Encouraged Cheating on State Tests
Saliyah Cruz, the former principal of Philly’s Communications Technology High, says district officials cultivated a “culture” that allowed cheating on statewide assessment tests, even though […]
School Reform Commission Floats $300 Million Bond to Keep the Lights On
The fun times continue at the year-old Philadelphia School Reform Commission. With just weeks to go before the release of a report calling for the […]
Expert Questions Philadelphia School District’s Response to Cheating
Experts are scratching their heads at the Philadelphia School District’s response to allegations that adults and students cheated on standardized tests. The head of the […]
City Schools Keep Winter Programs With New Deal
Kids at Philadelphia’s public schools will be able to use gyms and participate in extra-curricular activities thanks to a new deal between the City of […]
Why Is School Telling My Kid What to Eat?
“Noooooooo, Daddy!” screamed my six-year-old son the other day. With the level of angst in his little voice, you’d think that I was about to […]
Mitt Romney Called the Romney T-Shirt Girl
Samantha Pawlucy—the 16-year-old student now known at the “Romney T-shirt girl”—will not be returning to Charles Carroll High School in Port Richmond as a result […]
From Mendte to Rome, Romney T-Shirt Girl Went Viral
On a train to New York, a week ago Monday, I read an email on my iPhone from a distraught father looking for help. I […]
Romney T-Shirt Girl Is Leaving School for Good
Samantha Pawlucy—the 16-year-old girl who was ridiculed by her teacher for wearing a Romney-Ryan T-shirt to Charles Carroll High School—will not return to the Port […]
Gas Leak at Philly Elementary School Sends Nine Kids to Hospital
Nine students were taken to area hospitals on Tuesday after they reported feeling dizzy or nauseous. The illnesses have been attributed to a gas leak […]
Teacher in Romney Shirt Fiasco Asks Students to Stop Bullying
The math teacher from Charles Carroll High School in Port Richmond that ridiculed 16-year-old Samantha Pawlucy for wearing a Mitt Romney T-shirt to school has […]
The Great Mitt Romney T-Shirt Brouhaha of 2012: What Went Wrong
There’s something about a presidential election that turns ordinarily sane, mature adults into name-calling adolescents straight out of Mean Girls. So it’s not a surprise […]
Philly Teacher Ridicules Student Over Romney/Ryan Shirt
Big Bird and Body Language Steer Debate Reaction. The soundbite everybody’s talking about from the first presidential debate came when Mitt Romney mentioned his fondness […]
Philly Public Schools Fail to Meet State Standard Progress Mark
In the wake of the cheating scandal that rocked the Philadelphia School District, only 33 schools in the city met Pennsylvania’s “Adequate Yearly Progress” standards. […]
Mayor Nutter Attends Advance Screening of Won’t Back Down
On Wednesday evening, more than 100 Philadelphians joined Mayor Nutter and state Senator Anthony Hardy Williams for an advance screening of a major motion picture […]