Philadelphia
The school desegregation ruling is often taught as a celebration of American justice and equality. Here’s what else lessons about it should include.
The board voted to reelect Reginald Streater as its president, but its members’ pick for VP surprised even the winner.
The Pennsylvania Auditor General found the charter office complied with all relevant state laws and regulations.
The bill revives a voucher program called the PASS scholarship, which would give students in the lowest-performing school districts up to $10,000 to use at private schools.
Starting June 3, families will be able to use one, streamlined application for the city’s free early childhood education programs. Preschool teachers will be eligible for new retention bonuses worth up to $2,000.
The “Summer Achievers” program will start in June and offer a mix of academics and camp-like activities. It could set the table for new schedules at 20 schools in 2025-26.
Asked to step into the classroom amid COVID and the nation’s racial reckoning, many arrows pointed to saying no. Two bigger arrows pointed to yes.
Some residents are also pushing the City Council to increase the share of property taxes that go to public schools.
The district and school board have already held several meetings and votes on their $4.5 billion budget.
The City Council will not vote to confirm Joyce Wilkerson’s appointment to the school board. But Mayor Cherelle Parker plans to put her on the board anyway.
The new school board, nominated by Mayor Cherelle Parker, will be seated on May 1 and have its first action meeting May 30.
City Council gave their final approval to Mayor Cherelle Parker’s eight school board picks on Thursday, but Joyce Wilkerson’s nomination is still deferred.
Former Board President Joyce Wilkerson’s nomination by Mayor Cherelle Parker was deferred, and city officials expressed displeasure about the district’s charter school policy.
Gov. Josh Shapiro says the testing change will mean less time spent preparing for the tests and more time for actual learning.
Parents, teachers, and others have long criticized the practice of reassigning teachers after the school year has begun. But it’s unclear if ‘leveling’ is gone for good or merely paused.
Shortly after going live, a new program to pay student teachers received thousands of applications. The state only allocated enough funding for some 700 people.
Parker’s plan includes assigning more police to school beats, more closely monitoring shooting threats on social media, and more.
Philadelphia schools use senior dues to pay for graduation expenses, class gifts, luncheons, and more. Tell us how much your school is charging and what the dues cover.
Pennsylvania students must submit their state grant applications by May 1, but they need their FAFSAs processed by then. The federal government’s bungled rollout is making that a challenge.
Despite bipartisan interest in the issue, advocates have concerns about privacy and overregulation of young peoples' online presence.