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10 Charts That Show Philly’s Outlook Is More Precarious Than Philadelphians Think

Philadelphians have a giant crush on Philly, according to poll results released last week by the Pew Charitable Trusts. Forty-eight percent of residents surveyed believe the city […]

City Life

How Trauma Overwhelms Philly Schoolkids

During the 18 years he was a counselor at Barratt Middle School in South Philadelphia, Steven Hymans became accustomed to seeing students arrive for classes […]

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City Life

SRC Aims for $2.86 Billion Budget in 2016

The School Reform Commission on Thursday adopted a $2.86 billion “lump sum” budget for the 2015-16 school year, providing the fiscal outlines for leaders as […]

Citified

Tony Williams Is Finally Starting to Own School Choice

For years, mayoral candidate and state Sen. Anthony Williams has been Pennsylvania’s highest-profile Democratic champion of charter schools and vouchers. When he ran for governor in 2010, he received […]

City Life

Wilson Goode: “Mega-Nonprofits” Should Do More to Help Schools

The fight over PILOTs is about to move from Amy Gutmann’s foyer all the way to City Hall. 

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Citified

Inside Take: Stop It Already With the Outrage Over the Philadelphia Book Dungeon

(Editor’s note: This is an opinion column from a Citified insider.) You’ve heard of the Philly Shrug? Whelp, here it is, loud and proud. In this […]

School District of Philadelphia
Citified

Pew Poll: Philadelphians Are Split on Charter Schools

Philadelphians say education is the top issue facing the next mayor, according to a Pew Charitable Trusts poll released Monday. But if you’re looking to find out […]

City Life

Two Stats That Show Harrisburg Is Stacking the Deck Against Philly Schools

Dear Sen. Jake Corman: I’ve been thinking about you lately. Admittedly, I wasn’t too thrilled to see you displace local favorite Dom Pileggi as the […]

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Citified

PA’s Wealthy School Districts Get Way More Local Cash Than Poor Ones

School districts across Pennsylvania have felt the impact of state budget cuts and the expiration of federal stimulus dollars over the past few years. But the money woes of […]

Citified

Sam Katz’s Audacious, Radical Plan to Save City Schools (and the Pension Fund, Too)

Sam Katz is acting more like a mayoral candidate than the mayoral candidates themselves. Thursday afternoon Katz launched a new website—Citizen Sam—and dropped what is, […]

City Life

Diaz: Replace SRC With Parent-Led Board

Mayoral candidate Nelson Diaz is proposing to scrap the School Reform Commission and replace it with a parent-led school board to make major decisions for […]

City Life

Green Won’t Challenge Wolf’s SRC Decision

Bill Green said this afternoon he will not mount a legal challenge to Gov. Wolf’s dismissal of him as chair of the School Reform Commission, […]

City Life

5 Things Michael Nutter Wants You to Know About His Property Tax Hike

Mayor Michael Nutter proposed a budget Thursday that would total $3.95 billion, expand the use of police body cameras, most likely eliminate the need for a tuition hike next […]

Citified

Mayoral Candidate Williams Unveils a Plan to Fund Philly Schools

When state Sen. Anthony Williams released his first policy paper on education last month, we didn’t mince words: We called it “half-baked.” There wasn’t a word in […]

City Life

3 Ways William Hite’s Action Plan 3.0 Could Revitalize Philadelphia Schools

After two years spent slashing programs, closing schools, and laying off thousands of workers, Philadelphia School Superintendent William Hite on Wednesday declared a victory of […]