School District of Philadelphia
Bill Green: I’m Taking Tom Wolf to Court Over SRC Ouster
Update: Governor Tom Wolf has responded to Bill Green’s claims that he lacked the authority to unseat him as chair of the SRC. A statement issued […]
Wait, How Many Public School Students Are Truant?
There was a moment during Monday’s marathon City Council hearing on youth gun violence that could have been punctuated with the jarring sound of an […]
From Playgrounds to Play Spaces
The last time the Community Design Collaborative ran its Infill Philadelphia design competition, they asked the entrants to get wet. This time, they want them to go out and […]
Ex-Philly Teacher Cleared of Most Charges in Cheating Trial
Ary Sloane, a former Philadelphia School District teacher accused of illegally changing answers to improve test scores, was found not guilty of most charges on […]
5 Takeaways From Kenney’s Chamber of Commerce Speech
In his first few weeks as mayor, Jim Kenney didn’t announce many new or surprising initiatives. On Inauguration Day, City Council Darrell Clarke unveiled more ambitious plans than Kenney did; just […]
Philly School Under Lockdown After Officer’s Gun Was Stolen
UPDATE: The lockdown has reportedly been lifted. ORIGINAL: Kensington’s Urban Education Academy is under lockdown after a school officer’s gun was stolen. The officer was […]
Philly Schools Are Closed Monday
Good evening, Philadelphia. Here’s what we know — and don’t know — as sunset falls on a snow-blanketed region: District and Catholic schools in Philadelphia will be […]
Mayor Jim Kenney’s Inaugural Block Party
Monday night Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney celebrated his installment as the 99th mayor at an inauguration party at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. It wasn’t your […]
SRC to Give Hite Five More Years at District Helm
For at least two consecutive years, the School Reform Commission has given Superintendent William R. Hite good marks for his leadership, with special praise for […]
The No-Bullshit Guide to Community Schools
A dentist peered into his two-year-old patient’s mouth and grimaced. Almost all of her teeth were rotten, and he hated to think what would have […]
Nutter on My Brother’s Keeper: Progress, but More Work to Do
Philadelphia is standing up for young men and boys of color. Statistics have long identified the plight of black men across the country — on […]
Insider: Darrell Clarke Won His Needless School District Power Play
(Editor’s note: This is an opinion column from a Citified insider.) The laughter and colliding high-fives you heard recently in the vicinity of lower North […]
Insider: What Philly Mag’s Awful Cover Reveals About School “Choice”
(Editor’s note: This is an opinion column from a Citified insider. Check Citified next week for a different take from at-large City Council candidate Helen Gym.) […]
Op-Ed: 3 Huge Problems With Philly Mag’s Take on Charter Schools
Last week, Philadelphia Magazine weighed in on String Theory Charter School’s $55 million purchase of the former GlaxoSmithKline building in Center City. In an age […]